Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1910)
luM:hr - r --r-.i ) I i J I---.-H Build ,1 IriMk.I Urr . lurlmml. Or.' t ti !! ',- at rrtln.1. Or., 6 .it tiu-iu'f a uie mail as Mcowl-clw !! -isrs Main, T178; Home, A-nM. : :.ritrn!it r-c-bd tbo nnmlwra. I,. oirainr -bt department J on want. I . I,! APVTRTISIM3 RKi REKKNTAT1VB, -i.--.-nn kentnor Oo., Hmniwirk BniliUnf, : 'fina ittouc, New Xorki 10C7-O8 Bojca b:i'Ui:n, Chtcana. ' ' t-ntice'-'niion T-rnia T mall Ot to any tiirtm la laa Liuiod Slate, oatud or Mexies P.MLY. '.! yr,.....$5.0t I On BKCt9,.'...-f M 1 SUNDAY. ,C.m, mi........$2.M 1 Ona rooith..... -28 """ DAILY AND POXDAYj - ' Ciy year. 7.80 Om montl .'4 W What sculptur fs to a block ( P of marble. education U -to a J human aooL Addjson. ,v . '.' , J - , .,...l..l.ll. i,, . ;3 OKEGOX - IS TILiXlUa'L N NO PREVIOUS .TbanksglYlrig Day has Oregon had bo much to be thankful for. It's people have always had reason for thankfulness for its prolific eon, its equable llmate. Its vast forests, l Increaslnff nroducts. Its , variety and wealth of natural resources, its .unlimited: opportunities;- hut: this year they can he thankful as never . before for, unprecedented develop ment,' for the building of long .de ferred, railroads, for .the Impetus that these and other . cauBes have given to thevbetter-efforta in all branches of agriculture and other Industries, and for the far broader and fairer prospect that this, more than any previous ThanksgivlngDay, discloses. Since this is true of Oregon, Blnce it is so - prosperous and productive ,,&ad Is certain to become much more eo; most of the people of Oregon must have inneh to be thankful for individually, ' Very few, indeed, ' can find no cause for- thankfulness. It win be wll. toy each to consldeytbe things for which he may be thank ful, and to imbibe and manifest the tliankssivrng spirit - It Is well to do this at all " times, but custom makes 'It especially - appropriate to- JIIL OTBRIEJrS IJ7TTEII TIIE JOTJUHAJL-haa not accused , Mr. J. P. O'Brien of corrupt acts or corrupt purposed in dealing with the city of . Port land. -Whenever The Journal "ac- "carps. It gives specifications. ; If-it lad accused Mr.. O'Brien; he would not now be in any doubt as to what the charges are. - .-- The Journal's case is not against Mr. O'Brien or any railroad Official. It is a case against the railroad cor- por ation, and "in behalf ot , the Scity of Portland. The corporation is one ' th'lDS;, Mr. O'Brien is quite apother, Officials come and go, but the cor poration is perpetuaL The officials are interesting and agreeable gen tleitfen; the corporation is out for all It can get, and gets, much that It goes for. . .. The opposition of this newspaper to the vacation of the east side streets is a matter of conscience in public policy. It is an issue of Jus t ice and public defenses It can all be summed up in, a single phrase, and that is, that the remnant of the water front of the city of Portland should be saved to the public f Many- encroachments' have , been made, by the railroads upon -. tne Portland; shore; line. Why do they want lt?i If ownership of the water front 13 precious to ; one '? railroad, what about Its value, when other great lines want access to the Tnar- ' bor t Is Portland's 'development to bo best served by access of one line, or of many linos to the harbor? , Incidentally, The Journal . denies :the rlght of a dty council to vacate the streets in question. That the streets-proposed to be; vacated, have large value Is established by the con cessions the - railroad offers In' re turn, . If these stretches have such value," that value belongs to the pub lic, and no council has authority to part with it by , vacations; K f .: ' DEFENSE OP TUB PACIFIO ,'. ' COAST f';,'Uvi"f V ETNERAli ANDERSON appeals f ' ' fbr more : Pacific- coast ' 4e- i fenses, and for 25 additional J regiments on this coast, to re pel possible invasion. , Everybody on this coast will agree that if there Is to be money 'spent' for' coast defense and for more warships, -a large jpro portionl of It should be, expended on the racific coast, for- its protection. for all the war theorists agree that the attack they predict would be made on. this coast Our, coast de fenses are entirely tnadeq.uateif a large attacking fleet should reach It, as it could with only- very small fraction of our navy stationed at! Pacific coast points . If Invasion were really imminent, or probable,' the plea .for 25. more regiments, fully equipped,. Would be worthy "of ; favorable consideration, but under existing circumstances It i.of at Jeast doubtful merit Army officers naturally think this ought 10 be made more .of a military., coun 1 ry, like the countries of Europe. ,Th( more soldiers the more officers. nod the greater tho importance of thd military cEtabllshinent There is no real need of more soldiers and of ficers; the country could get along vmry well with less. The United r.'atpa U not a European nation fince t there are battleships, and rmrc to'bo built, this coast should i..iJ"a "Wgij pruporUun.r them. , ro;Jt defenses are considered r.i-t iry, this coast thould be pro- s. 1 i :;h t:.;a. L:.t t:.-.? ; . .: i-, bllity of rrofpect of at.tr.tk an.i ia-i vasjion is very slight Invasion off this country by the Japanopo or oth-j trs is, with all due respect to Gen-, eral Anderson and other military andj naval men, a bugaboo. Japan prob-i ably would not bring on a war with the United States If it could, and It could not carry on a war with us if It would. It hasn't and can't get the money, and itjias to , stick pret ty close at home to guard its pos sessions against Russia. . V i. yilAXGE MrST COMB ' : ! HE ore reforms the Home Rule V people Inaugurate, ; the wiser, they will be. They, can; t err more easily on the side of laxity than in thoroughness. : They made promises in the, campaign, and are on trial' as to 'those promises now. ' , - Many vof those who voted- for the' Home Rule bill did so pa the assur ance that. there was to be a change, and that it was to be a change wrought by Home Rule people. The point has been reached : when the conditions of the past wiH not .be tolerated. " The low dive with Its evasions and violations of laws has had. . ita ( day. . . lTh mining camp standards in the saloon ; business have passed.' " A saloon must "be a place where liquor Is Bold -within the requirements of the law, and not be an asylum and rendezvous for road agents, footpads and other ene mies of -society. The standard that haa long been maintained by the res pectableealers Is the standard that must be adopted by all. . t - Even with the" reforms," the "busi ness is under constant menace. The great social 'mass ia constantly purg ing itself of follies and futility. -;A reckoning is taking place In which accounts are" beings cast up -and bal ances struck. : Great corporations are refusing to - employ tho$e 'who use Intoxicants. Vast belts of ter ritory are going jflryi Reform of the traffic Is not a mere episode but' a nation wide movement ' It is not a fleeting flurry, but a widespread change that is constantly gathering strength. ' '' " " ' y ' Reform has to' come. v Changes have to be made. 'Abuses have to be abolished. ' If It ia not done by.. the Scalers, It will be done for the dealers - .GUILT IS PERSONAL f :'s J, ;.;, ''.'v V'' VTOfDOW glass, in Portland is high, .revelations " in a federal court in the east explain why. A combination : of the manufactur I ers was effected, and the testimony at the hearing Bhowed that in 10 months the profits of the combine .were 11.000,000. - An advance of 70 per cent In. the price of glass was' the means by which the profits were obtained." The prohibitive duty In the payne-Aldrlch tariff made ' the extortion possible. Tbe higher price fbr glass is the toll we pay, to make business profitable for the cbmbine., But, the interesting feature Is the punishment . imposed by a federal Judge after the parties to the unlaw ful combination had been convicted on evidence that was indisputable. The federal prosecutors ' urged Jail sentences, and the law provides such a penalty. But his honor was pleased to assess against the defendants the minimum fine of $500 each. "A. lec ture, with- an injunction to them to hereafter "be good, would have Leen quite as effective. ' a - ' ' Men ,,who malTe $1,000, OOOi every 10 months "can afford to pay a $500 fine every 10 iaonths.fi Such a pun ishment for such defendants Is as a flea bite to an elephant..: It was fol lowed in this case by a reduction of 30 per cent in the wages of employes, and it is the employes who will have topay the fine in loss of wages.: The jails yawn for defendants of this type. There will be no effective resistance . to combinations in ' re straint of trade until the higher-ups who break the laws are sent to Jail. Cullt Is personal" The corporate en tity cannot be reached for punitive purposes. It is the men who manip ulate the corporations and violate the -law that should be punished by the law. ' THE PHI LA D ELn 1 1.1 NORTH - ,' AMERICAN T1HE campaign of the Phlladel r, phia North . American "to make impossible the election ot John K, Tener to ' the governorship of Pennsylvania, ' drew all eyes to that paper . and to ' its editor and chief - proprietor Edward - A? - Van Valkenburg. . . 1 . The line of vehement constant,' and all ' but' successful attack; res't ed on ; moral , grounds, and these alone. v Democrats might fight John K.-Tener as a party man, insurgent Republicans as a'; standpatter,? with Cannon and Aldrlch aa his standard bearers. "The -North American chose the higher battle ground. No man, it declared, day by day, whose name waa Used with hlB consent to .entrap unwary investors into subscriptions for, worthless 'stocks,- no man who participated In the spoils of that kind of robbery, was fit for the governor's chair. , , ' Others might deal in lnuendo and suggestion vof wrongdoing. t Not jbo the North American, , In biting words, challenging denial, accepting boldly all consequences, the paper kept on printing its accusations, giv ing chapter and Verse for its Indict ment The courts were Invoked by the victim but they had no terror for the North American., And, - as always in its history, the paper won l95t.PojeulifiJaTii. The issue of the election waa in doubt as' soon as the 1 people of Pennsylvania " were made, by the f:i:;"i 1: L??? ( f i's rn. Tl'.e erga;,!;--,! n.ul.;", ii ni:;u!rf;h i;i of tho I ::n ' E' i aAU. zv.i was compelled to draw on nil Its resourc es In thr.t city to stem the tide of adverse voting ia the stato.at large. If the , North American did not Win out it Fhotild have won, If cour age, moral force and righteous indig- f nation, could have prevailed against Tammany's parallel ia the big, city of the keystone state. - ,"' KICHAHDSO.VS rXSAXTTY -J TJDGE GATENS act In remand ing Richardson for - examination as to hla sanity was very prop er. The finding of the jury is that Richardson wag insane when he Blew Hale. What the public wants to know, is whether Richardson ia still Insane and whether he is going to ghoot; other personSyV It " Is ' a ques tion of considerable importance to the community, and a searching ex amination ; by a. qualtfled,, lunacy board as required by Judge Gatens is natural fitness. '. ' I'l' - The verdict as rendered try "the Jury, was, not unexpected. The testi mony revealed Ilale's crime against Richardson's i home as i one of . th6 most aggravated ; on the . calendar.. The speedy verdict and- the, demon strations of approval with which' It was received in the court room are testimonials of the contempt in which the slain Hale was held: by those who heard the evidence in,the case. -But there is a deadly moral in this case as. in' all others of its kind. Richardson has escaped the gallows, but he has not escaped recollection of :tte , tragedy Thaf is a memory that ; he cannot put out of his life. His acquittal does not make him a hero. There ia human blood on his hands, and it. won't wipe off. . There will be many a moment when be will wish for forgetfulness that will not come. It is the reckoning with is own thoughts that will more and more try the soul of this acquitted man. .',",! , A life is a life, and no man has a right to take It ' It Is bo ordained by the, taw, both human and divine. It la so ordained by conscience, and it - is. from : conscience .. more Hhan from the gallows Xh&t men have to floe after they shed human blood. It la a thought that pursued to, its fullness should staythe. hand that is raised to etrike. A COMING DEBUT HE sum of $ 1 7,0 0 0 a year for three years, has been granted by a New York surrogate from her father's estate, to a 16 year old school girl to prepare for her debut Into society,1 ' The Bum', is $5000' a yea more tbanVha pay of cabinet officers; is more than twice the salary of United States senators; is .nearly two-thlrdB- the original salary of the president of the United States, and , ia more , than the com pensation 7 of Justices ot the supreme court ", - It is a sum as great as the com bined' pay of two or three college presidents, greater " than the salary of most governors and is 40 times as much as the average hoo! girl has to prepare for her coming out" If placed at the. disposal of many a girl, a distressing problem with her would be how to manage to Qfend It an. ' ' ' ' ' . " The life necessities ' that It win provide for the New York miss will include educational processes in Eu rope, maids and governesses, instruc tion in music, dancing, painting and other liberal arts, instructors and In struction" in riding, driving, - swim ming, fencing and gymnastics," hors es, carriages, liveries and motor cars,' a grand touf with, extensive travels and a vast array of clothes to end with a stunning outfit for a debut The program will . embody such a maze of excesses, splendors and expenditures that the, wonder Is, whether or ' not the ."poor" young thing, will be able to -.worry along on her meager allowance. , - It is reported, and some Washing ton state' newspapers are paying con siderable attention to the jreport, .that a large number of Oregon wo men will remove to Washington to live because woman suffrage carried in that state, and was defeated In Oregon. It may be that' there is some basis for this report, but the exodus is not likely to be very large. And would not this be a bad : move fori the suffragists? Better induce a lot of .Washington sisters to move over into, Oregon, so as to give this state more suffrage sentiment and strength, and then they might "win here next time. ' ,7 . 1 A , It is to be doubted If the assaults by suffragettes upon British states men and their houses furnish any ev idence in favor- of woman suffrage. It would be easy to argue that, wo men who fight for suffrage in this manner are not fit 'for, it and it is scarcely a sufficient answer to say that many male voters are not any more fit . - . "' - . . , 7 Abe Ituef , by decision of the Cal ifornia court of appeals has, unless the ' supreme court intervenes, to serve 14 ears for his doings la San Francisco. Since California went In surgent as a result of her direct pri mary law, a' great light has- broken In on the courts of that state.' AH - things considered,' including prices,1 the measure ot our thankful ness - today cannot be accurately Judged by the, size of the turkey. , . in raising the salaries Of. Port- l&ad'a school ieaebers.-snbjecfr-to the - taxpayers' approval, the school board did a commendable act, though only ono of Justice to the teachers, and . . a : . j . vera will should. . Count Boni denies t! .t 1,3 '. i t .) wed the daughter of J. I"; t; :t.:r gan. On second thought the cor.t : ti plated son-in-law probably coneludej that his chances would bo. slim ia conducting the financial negotiations with such a father-in-law. OOS2VC1 From th Philadelphia Telegraph. Convincing proof that the election 333 not turn upon the Roosevelt Issue ia contatned . Jn full returns. : Analyzed cltwely they demonstrate-beyond perad ventore that the ex-president occupies eractJy "the same place in the hearts of his countrymen that he did the dy he quitted the White House. Avast ma jority of the people sympathize with his progressive ideas, and a substantial ma jority of his own party on all national questions, are at his back. New Yorlc Is not the union. The Republican party of that' Empire state has been going frdnnbad to worse tot ,J 10 ! shameful years, held in check only, since 1908, by the dominant force of Governor Hughes' cold blooded, unemotional honesty and singleness, of purpose. Upon the, return of Colonel Roosevelt from Africa' he discovered a conspiracy t tak over the state and loot it as soon as the Hughes translation became complete by his re moval to Washington. .The eager bands of boodle bosses were, ready to reach forth" and selie all the sources of dis graceful profit; Hjoots and saddles had been sounded for the Black Worse cav alry, -who stood at stirrup ready for a general sack. The pact of dishonor among Brady, Allds and - Raines was Still of potential force, although AIM was in disgrace and Raines was In his grave. The fight was lost before it was fairly "begun. Republicans, confused, remained at home, and John A. Dix was elected, although he polled a smaller vote than the people cast ' for Hearst 6r v for Lewis - Stuyvesant Ch&nler. , It was Democratic, year as returns from all over the country indicate; but what little of ; consolation for Renrfblicans may-bo found in the returns comes from states and - communities where, Colonel Roosevelt Is held in highest regard, and where his policies . have become 'the haUmark of "regularity,," , Hers he did not figure at all. His name was at no time mentioned as a factor in the contest, and yet the great est falling off In the Republican vote is sown In Pennsylvania returns. He kept out of New Jersey, regarding "Woodrow Wilson as a political regene rator f his own type, and yst Wilson was elected, by a majority, population considered, five times as large as that obtained by Pix, and he was elected by men who exercised the right of fran chise, tnot by stay-at-home Republican votes. In New York City, where at the lowest calculation the "Wall street crowd controlled at least 60,000 Republican -votes, Stimson made enormous Inroads upon the normal Democratic strength, leaving the Dix majority about normal, in spite ofparty revolt And he gained this Democratic support solely because he - was believed to represent Colonel Roosevelt and the latter policies. . . , There was no sacrifice of dignity when , an ex-presldent undertook Jto purge hi J native fctata of politiojU buc caneers, and " the result is not dis creditable. Time win yindicats him. Let There Bea Cleanup; i- From the Balem' Journal. ' There should be a cleanup of th sa loon business all over the stats of Ore gon. V . '-. . s . 7 r That is what th boms rule victory means. . i-' ... ' ' . ' . " - People ' generally" are satisfied with the way saloons are conducted, in the tdty of Salem. - v - v, ' But there are very bad saloon con ditions in Portland, Astoria, She Dalles and on Coo Bay. ; Vicious saloons will not bei tolerated. The Stats Home Rule association should not allow that, organization - to be dictated -to by saloon men or prohi bitionists. . ' There: are fanatics on both sides of the Question. ' '' . Neither are, safe guides for the proper solution of the evils and abuses of the liquor traffic. - Fair minded business men and prop-; erty- owners are to be considered and consulted. ; . ,- "... Oregon going wet" does not mean Ore gon stands, for disorder. ' There- should b an "absolute, separa tion of the saloon business and all forms of . vice and lawlessness. . The people Still have the local option law, and can vote any couimnnity dry where the liquor business Is not carried on right The dive and the lawless saloon have got to go. " " , November, , " , ' From .the , 0pokane Efpokesman-Review November has cn undeserved reputa tion as a chill and cheerless month. But whatever It; may chance to be In the' outer world, within it is a month of re wards and satisfactions. - -? The harvests haTe been garnered, and born and bin, are full to bursting and overflowing. The whsela of ' industry are revolving steadily and the golden currents that are the llfeblood of finance and commerce are flowing fully and easily i Peace- and prosperity prevail within ''bur borders and the friendship of the tTnited States with every country on the globe has been strengthened dur ing the year.' The baseball season and the political season hdive faded Into "In nocuous desuetude" and the football sea son will soon fpllow them to the discard. The country ; has been uplifted by the moral revolution that has been wrought in political llfa,..,..;,-V.J.-;-'' . ...No country in.the worldas President Taft points out in proclaiming the 24th as Tlmnksgiving Uay, has such cause for giving' thank and. for .living them as the United. States. The nation's growth, this year and sin?e 1900, has been sound and vigorous. Blessings have descended In abundance and with overflow. "They are the : bounty i of, God," the ; nation's chief declares,, and It is a wise custom that the nation : rhould yearly render thanks and praise to tne kins of na tions. ' . - ' Similarity of Newly Married, Couple. From the Sheridan ' Sun. The peculiar coincidents ; connected with ,the marriage of two. well known former citizens of Sheridan, Is thus told by the UcMlnnvllle News Reporter J- Mr. ; Avery Hlnshaw Of McMinnvllle,' Oregon, and Mrs. Charlotte E. Sargesnt of Portland, Oregon, were, married No vember third, 1910,, at the residence of C. C Sargeant, son of the bride. Avery Hlnshaw was born in Polk Con Orel so was Mrs. Hlnshaw.' He was married in 1S78; so was Mrs. Sargeant He was mar ried' on the trd of the month as was she. His mother still lives; . so does hers. His father Is dead; so la hers. He has 'but one sister; she has but one brother. He has one daughter, $1 years old ; so has she. He has one son, 2 J ASt ml1;' mr "ittta mYtM TTtsi jtatio-hrrtu has one chUdL'a son: her daughter has fwsThndra'K'flHts - son-hw ontj-ehtra; a daughter; her son has one child, a daughter. N Both have lived InTortland and Salem, and also Sheridan. He Is a Christian as la she. They wars married r r ( 7 full t : ) t Yf t a' liken inst of fries may not ba quit t Je.f- Tex a a turke-ys. mid 2.000,000 Thar.V M vt j That boats Oro;oa a n ,. Tomorrow, Thanksgiving belnsf ever, betn buying your Christmas rreseata. It will also be Ta? Pay ar-sJn be fore long; save op a dollar or two fur t..at . , If Crippen had killed his wife la this country, he would have been alive a Iocs tune yet.. ., . i ., - . "Silly Season Is Over." Oh. no: It la never over. TTftVlnor hftn i M taVhA1 ta Via MitrV ' President Taft 4ld not make a full stop at Colon. ,. . 1 - nickname or abbreviation, but the full christened name. An exchange remarks that there Is some talk of changing the name of Oys ter Bay to Blue Point. , , , - ;,.:... :,., .; . - -.-'-:.. There is not much probability of cane tunor turning up auve to con found British Justice.. - ;." ;.",""' t .''; ''.'. A Massachusetts small town ' rained one in population from 1900 to 1910,, but it is not Doasung aDout it ' ', : A. ';; fi, j The urtce of meat has fallen, btrt no-' bodyrhns reported that the restaurants or landladies serve any more. It seems that Instead of the Colonel havlpg returned from Elba some months ago, be has only lately gone there. -.i '- .. '- f- ''"r'-r1' ; New Tork women paid $100 -each to hear a high-keyed opera singer. A case of two kinds of hleh notes meeting. ' If' the Ohio Democrats elect John R. McLean to the senate, they will de serve defeat for, the next 20 yoars, at least -. i t . Again It has been demonstrated that many men will vote for prohibition who will not vote for Prohibition can didates. . " " ,- K From appearances at the stores. It would seem that a good many people are taking the advice to do Christmas buy ing early. . ' v. ,,, -f : 'There is talk of sending the ancient Henry Gassaway Davis to the senate from West Virginia. He is nearly 100 years old, but has many millions, .....i .e..;'. .-'- . .;.;:...v,:-;; ,'.r.j'';v;' The new head cook of the White House la a young woman, who person ally can make pies and other things just like mother used to do, or better. :'.;"' i,T;'-'Vf v :.:( fit Detroit Fre Press:' Texas man walked 800 miles to marry a widow, and he'll probably kick now if she asks him to run overdo the store for milk. " A Chicago Woman" has been" married three times since January, 1 last, and she might' have improved this record. If the authorities hadn't cruelly inter fered. . - , ,;-v.i.-.;. ;,y(fc: V . . Z. S.,.'f .r&-.' ,i .-Sj-i. " The Indiana Democrats' will elect a man by the name of Seldenstioker as speaker of - the house It Is hard to decide whether this name suggests peril or conviviality. ,-.,',"' Having Ions; ago written "The Win ning of. the West," perhaps the reason of Roosevelt's recent silence is that he is writing another book -on Tb loos ing of the East?- -. .j-:: '.- -' ::. - ..i "1 '.,-a.;-':';;''.;. s. Los ' Angeles Times i"What Is under your hat," is the title of a lecture .to be given by Rev. Dri- Brougher. - But really, doctor t6 man is compelled to answer a question calculated to convict t NovcmDcr :24 in HistoryThanksiiving Day Thanksgiving Day, as a day set aside for returning thanks to the Creator for the bountiful blessings that lie has bestowed upon his people In this coun try, dates back in Its observance to the Puritan or Pilgrim days.?- The first observance of such a. day as noted In New England histories seems to have occurred ln 163L Ths- Pilgrims . had been in the new , country for almoBt a year. .-The original .100 had dwindled, from one cause or another, to 65 souls, but they were thankful. , There was no. Specified date for 'such a Thanks giving Day; hut It was usually ordered by soma one In authority.-- - It seems that It. was notj until J633 that the New Englandera made . any attempt to make an ; annual day of thanksgiving. - That year the harvest had been bo' abundant : that an ordr from the gerieral , eout l the colony in Massachusetts Bay named - October 16 aa a day of thanksgiving. f j The Pilgrims began to enjoy so many gCod harvests that they finally be came careless : in the observance- of a day of thanks, and for 1$ years' seem to have forgotten Jt entirely. In 1680, however, It waa recommended . that . it be an annual feast, .and it probably has not been forgotten, a single, year in New England since that year. But at that time there wos',no thanksgiving in any other part of the sparsely ; settled country;, but.' during" the Revolution : congress annually , ap pointed a day of -thanksgiving, and this continued until-after ths war. , Washington was the- first? president to appoint a Thanksgiving "; .Day, but on this occasion the Thanksgiving was ordered by congress or , the ' adoption of the Constitution, consequently it was mors of a political than a harvest festival , Th day named by the pres ident was,: Thursday, November f 2$, and this, perhaps, suggested the last Thursday in November each year , for the annual national Thanksgiving Day. t. Thanksgiving Day, .as a national in stitution, with ,ftn .' annual observance, owes its introduction and establishment to the editress of a Philadelphia tnaga zlne, Mrs. Sarah". Joseph: Hale." Just when shs began her agitation for the national ..observance annually cannot be ascertained, but it is said she began to urge It through the editorial col umns of Godeys "Lady's Book" soon after She becamd its editor In 1837. . Mrs. Hale- wfcs originally a . Boston woman, and . it was through her ef forts that the -funds necessary for ths f completion of the , Bunker Hilrl monument were raised, -largely through a fair which she organised and sug on the. 3rd of the month this time and on the 32nd anniversary of her first wedding. ' u Journal Has People's Confidence, From : McMlnnvlll Telephone-Register, The Journal Is to be congratulated upon the splendid, masterly campaign it has wgd against assemblylara In this state. This victory places it.' with- out - question at the, head .of , Journal lstio effort In Oregon. It mads a good fight for good government clean poli tics and a continuance of the Oregon method, and it has won a well merited reward, the confidence of the people of Oregon , . "SpplcsT From th Spokane Spokesman-Review. . The . person who sees, only ap ples at the National Apple, show is not very - sensitive to impressions. On ,-.. ;.:,. ,,:....;..;., ,v .... -,.'. .,-i..i-... Coos county went dry by 17 v; . - i V.v. 'i buytntr of small fruit farn',3 arouad Phoenix. - Cottage Grove Lender: ,t'p and at 'em asain bovs! It is not a delVat and sur render, but a. temporary rout, and de feat. 5 ' . " ' Butte flails eorreKpondence of Mefl ford Moil-Tribune: . There is a scarcity of '-sputis' in our midst and our people are very much put to in providing a substitute for them. ' If you want to enjoy all the discom fort of a hard winter go east; if you would escape the rigors of a cold cli- male cuius lu uicsuu. ..u.... remarks the Eugene itegisicr. - Much credit Is due, both to the ladles of the Improvement club and the mem bers of the city council for the reft tteclslve action ln regard to improving the city park, reports the Central Point Herald. . ?- ..--., -.-. - ". - ".. - " -i '"""; . Jack Ponsler of McMinnvllle, found a wallet containing about $32.00, and' on making inquiry, fognd the owner just abouJi. to board' s north bound train, lie offered Jack a reward, but he was too bashful to accept, reports the T.-R. . ,.(. ..;: ..... ... y.. v " J. P. IHckle, a dairyman of Forest Grove, has a herd of nine cows, and during the past year he received from the sale of milk $1160, an average of $128 per cow. He takes good care of the cows, and is gradually Improving his stock. Such men are admirable, V. ': . - '-',-' Y. "i Work, at the Amity apple aryer closed down Saturday night after a run of more than two months. Close to 100.000 pounds of dried apples have been produced during -that time. Which is, we believe, the best .run. ever made by the dryer, reports the Standard. ,. The Klamath Chronicle -says: For .the erection of an IS0OO huntinsr and fishing lodge is the latest move started by oum side capital in recognition or tne re sources ef Klamath county. . The money for this grand sportsmen's resort ls'be inff projected by a number of Medford capitalists. y ' " ' Oregon grow apples that command top market prices In the markets of the. world,.-and that which- commands .top market prices Is always profitable to produce, therefore the moral of this for Orenon Is, make apple growing a promi nent and ever increasing' Industry of the state,, remarks the Eugene Register. 'Tht-re is always demand over supply for the world's best products In everything, Redmond Spokesman: The, city is rapidly growing and tlve water prob lem is one that' will-be of great Im portance In a short time. It Is now a problem of Importance, .but with : the rapid increase of . population that is sure to come, some means should be taken In th near future to provide the city, a sufficient water system to supply water for domestic and , fire purposes. - ' , . - , C W. Dygrert, local agent for the Cap ital dtv Nursery, has lust sold a bill Lof , apple trees to the Wlllamao' Land company, sunicient to plant tv seres or this fine tract of land,' east Of Spring field. He also sold a bill of apple trees Sufficient to plant 10 acres to B. O. Tippy,, who lives a mile and a half east of Springfield. - Also trees for planting sis, sores of apples and three acres of cherries to Nelson,. White, re ports the J2ugeoe;Regl8te..;,, Ho'iser ft Mert. 'Tyrri valfey farmers. Monday marketed 14,000 pounds of bops grown on their ranches, belling the same t the Eastern. Oregon Brewing eompany, reports. Ths Dalles Optimist. These men raise from 14,000 "to 20,000 pounds each year, to dispose of to-the local firm. They received ' first '. pre mium on the hong at r the Lewis and Clark fair In Portland and the A.-Y.-P, exposition la Seattle; the variety being the English cluatsr....!. gested to the women pf New England. Aside from ' writing and advocating -1 a yearly Thanksgiving Day in her maga sine, aha I also- corresponded with the governors - of , the - various v states., - For 20 years she carried on this campaign, and by degrees she saw her agitation bearing fruit .First he governor after another proclaimed ths day of Thanks giving, and by 18S8 practically every state and territory In the Union had Thanksgiving ; Day on the last Thurs day In November..,.'', '-- ,..v.. . , Tet there were states In which the day was unobserved. , In Delaware and Maryland, for Instance, the governors had not ' been brought in line by the energetie editor. Then came the period or the civil war, and the -country .was engrossed In other topics, and Sha made" little , headway for a time.: In 1863,-, however, Success " crowned her long and untiring efforts, for President Lincoln proclaimed the . last Thursday in November as a Day of Thanksgiv ing. , This day was November 28, and the newspapers on the following day contained accounts of the first ' na tional Thanksglvlhg. i I s i-'fiw'-..".,.-). In Godeys "Lady's Book" for Novem ber, 1864, Mrs. Hals rejoiced Over thd establishment of the national Thanks giving Day as follows: On the twenty- fourth of this month recurs the day the last Thursday in Novembar which is now becoming firmly established as one of ths three national festivals of America.'' ". "';,;-.:; .... I .j . ;-,., Since 1883 ths day' has been i yearly observed and now has become firmly established, although In many respects each year . its original significance Is forgotten,, except by .the church.: v r .. -.- ... ..; ! ' r ... . I,.. - i -,. . '' .'j On November . 24, 1631, New Haven was purchased from the Indians; Nap par, Tandy was arrested by ths British in 1798; General Walker lauded his fili bustering expedition , In Nicaragua In 1867, and Patti, the great Btnger, made her first appearance in - America tn New Tork in ,1859. , Today is the birthday of Samuel A. Otis, the Massa chusetts statesman (1740) ; the," great Russian general Alexander Suwaroff (1729); Lawrence Sterne, the.' author (171$) ; Charles Kemble, . the actor '(1775); . Joel - Parker, attorney general of the United States (1816); Coates Kinney,: tho American poet (1826r and Frances '" Hodgson Burnett " author (1849). It is the date .of the death of John Knox, Scottish reformer (1572); Dr. , Robert -Henry, v' historian (1790); William Lamb-, English statesman (1848"). and Rev, Dr. George Croly, poet and 'romance writer; (1860). ;? , v does not need to he an artist to See the colors. Ths deep reds, the, light reds, th wonderful shades oft Orange and yellow, the pal transparent yei 10 w-greens and green-yellows i combine to make a display, a chromatic ""sym phony, which merely as a scheme of color is a. positive pleasure. Then the perfumes, the mass of pleasurable odors' that assails the hotils Mmh, ahl-it combines Uhe swooning sweet ness of a perfume' factory with the flavor of ambrosia from the gardens of Allah.. If you think this a poetie delirium take a trip to the show. Gloomy at Oyster liny. - Frwr Th e- DallesOp tlm ISCT" : It is said that the gloom Is so thick around and about Oyster Bay that you can cut.lt with a knife. Let Teddy remember-that no man Is bigger 'than th party that made him. 1 1 11 I . Q, woman, in your hour of '' ease, and : other dope like that, v Since you can-vote (in Washington), - will you still wiar that hat? well,, if you do. you'll bust the state, and men will be discharged. For every voting place and booth will have to bo enlarged, , . u ' , THANKSGIVING. V " In slxteen-twenty-one. it seems, the Pil- , grim dads Were pleased With how things had been runnln;?.' Just as if they had been greased; They set aside a-lay to pray, a day to." ' . :ive their thanks , For good thin pa that had come their -way, (For thea there were no '- banks.) . - ' ' They gave their thanks for right good , health- I There were no doctors ' , .then.) v .' ' - ; . : Th turkey crop was good and cheap. (There were nd middlemen.) The ".forests furnished winters wood. ; (No Ballinger was there.) s i . Ths wild game, too. waa plentiful, . - (There 'was no Teddy bear.) Ths people made, their own good laws, i (No Cannon roared around.) . Smoked bacon hung oh many a bough. (Not SO cents a pound.)- Fresh ranch eggs nearly went to wasta, (No egg trust held a grip.) Frosh butter stood around la tuba. (Not ,' 20 . cents a chip.) Tne folks enjoyed their pleasure trips. (There were- no tourist cars.) The men enjoyed their daily smokesv (No . two-fer-f Jye cigars.) . ' The service at the restaurants was good. (There were no tips.) ... , -Tha foreign class ne'er worried them, -(You see. there were no ships.) c Ths men folk, too, enjoyed themselves. . (There were no barber chairs.) At night they landed safe In bed. (There were no creaking stairs.) But that ah, that was lone ago, fc-sts - , teen twenty-one; - f . - Left pi-e our thanks and pray, not - tny, DUS W 8 -VV 4, WW M done.'1 PASS THE TATERS. - Pass the turkey, gentle Annie nc, gone it, pas the spuas; i rd forgotten for the moment that ycu d Vi forgotten that you'd purchased, ' ninetv dollars' worth- of nlumeau And some other bard-earned shekels tot a hat oersprcad with blooms. Psss the 'taters, Annie, darling; let as - . give our thanks today; Let us eat our plate of murphys, thanls. f ul that-thoy are not hay. , Thanksglvtng, 1010. . , , Thanksgiving Day! And , Iroond ( the - board - ' .- - - -, ,.- That all the Joys of Hf e afford; With loved ones at our side; o Wltn memories of a plenteous yeac. And , hearts that brim with ' lovs an4 ..' cheer -- - s , Let come whatever betldel For all the loving Lord has shared. For loved ones one more-cyoie. Spared, We humbly kneel with bowed heads -;"':" bared, v::-r, ,-, - .. .,-.:; ' v ; And homage pay " ' ' To Ood alway -; This glorious Thanksgiving Dayt ; ' . :-XO ':.-.-' " J Thanksgiving Day!,' Each fertile field f Has given forth Its generous yield To fill each granary. -' The luscious fruits and golden grains From orchards and r from boundless . . .plains '. w :t ... . -; Rewards our industry. - - r ' 1 " For all ths summer's toll has brought; For all the Lord in love has wrought. Upon each home hearth's sacred spot , ' , . We kneel to pay , . ' To God alway "" -' Our rralsesthls Thanksgiving Dayt Thanksgiving Day! From far apart ' We gather 'round, heart close to heart, And old love ties renew. . A smile for those we meet once mors; A tear for loved ones gone before,-- And vows to be more true. For all the Joya of love and lifer For light that guides through storm' and strife; - . . For harbor safe from tempests rife, ' We kneel and pray To God alway -.Honor and Praise, Thanksgiving Day, , Will M. liaupln in the Commoner. .What Caused Bowennaa'a Defeat, is From, the Woodburn Independent llcan nominee without' anv assemhlv " string, he would have been 'elected . governed Ths people sized him up as M the t standard bearer of jissemblyslm and h , was defeated, o" matter what ha said, no matter what he promised to do, no matter what be had don iln the state senate beneficial to the . people's Interests, ' the fact - shons ' glaringly; forth that" he encouraged ths . assembly movement waa on of th ' leaders, and fought for recognition from the hands of that ,hody. He 'got It and what he got caused his defeat' It was a millstone around- -his' neck.' a bright, politician, yet he couldn't se it i' '' r- At Last." . 1 ;'; ,v From the Pendleton East Oregoni&n. .Though Oregon elected ft Democratlo governor - and though the next house of representatives) will he Democratic we 'r will have Thanksgiving. 'For-a tlma It .looked doubtful. - Immediately" fol- -' lowing the election President Taft sailed for Panama, and evidently he saw , no grounds for cheerfulness. He did not ' Issue tha time - honored Sroclamatloa , before his departure. In this state Jay Bowerman, acting governor, was equally grouchy. But at this late day Governor Benson has returned to the state house and his first official act- so it ia said. ' will be to Issuethe Thanksgiving pro clamatlon. He has no hard feelings over being reelected secretary of state ' " ' The Lord be praised.' ., ; ', - (Contributed to'The Journal br Wait Mason, the fmoa Kanua pocs. iu prose pwms are a retfuUr (eatur of this eolama la lb Daiiy Journal). .a. ; ' .--;r . ,. ,.- ... i j Tm n thankful on Thanksgiving day, rm thankful all the tlm. - To bunch your graUtude this way is something like a crime. -I'm thankful when . No vember brings white meat and pumpkin' pie; but my old heart as gaily sings in April or July, i Of course I'm glad of bumper crops, and barns and dribs that groan: I'm el ad . tha littl. tu. v.. tops, that Fldo has a bone. Pm thankful . v, .uu.iouum Lujiigs, mai mass us ricn and fat; I'm thankful when the hausfraa springs a new gown or a hat Pm thank- ' ful that I have some hay to cheer my pony's loti Tm thankful that my old : hens Jay real egps that hit-the spot -But more than all of this, my friend though things like these are grand, I'm thankful, that the heaven bends above so good, a land. A land where people do their best because they like, to, strive who do their work with pleasant seat! all glad that they're alive.; Pm thankful that each day I meet fine people, clean and white, with kindly hearts and tem pers 4wt,-ambHlmis to'tt rtgh tT I'm"" thankful that so many try, unmindful Of life's scars, to shape their pathway for the)sky, and earn a. crown of stars. CopvrlcM. IfllO,"' l..J (itxirfe lUttlc? Adma,