THE OREGON DAILV JOURNAL. PORTLAND. THURSDAY : EVENING. DECEMBER 22. 1910!
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ure In tho world that eaa b com
, pared with an .- honest Joy in
conquering a difficult tank. .
Margaret E. gangster.
BIR. WILLIAMS' ' LETTEIV
IN AN ARTICLE on this page C.
M. Williams ot Portland says he
' prefers to use the milk from na-
tested cows. I As the tnbercnlln
test is the means of proving the ex
istence of tuberculosis in a cow, Mr.
Williams', statement means that rfie
would rather take the chances of
using the mlli of a tuberculous cow
than of a tested cow.
.; He also says tnat ne wouia ratner
"swallow a culture than have tuber
culin injected into , my tlood." i If
Mr. Williams would rather' swallow
a culture v containing tuberculosis
germs than receive an injection of
tuberculin containing no germs, f it
is the explanation of why he would
rather risk using milk from a tuber
culous cow than from a. tested cow.
Ills extraordinary preference in the
first instance is full explanation of
his proposal to swallow tuberculosis
germs in the other instance. In
both, he proposes the exact opposite
of what all scientific authority is
teaching.. '
', Tuberculin contains no germs. It
Is not a disease producer. It was
evolved by Dr. Koch and originally
intended to .be a cure for tubercu
losis just as antitoxin has become a'
specific for diphtheria. 7''r
Tuberculin failed as a remedy,' but
has become -an unfailing1 means of
diagnosing consumption. . It is used
not only to detect tuberculosis in tat
tle, but the same principle? Is exteu
tlveiy employed as a diagnostic test
for tuberculosis in human beings.
Meantime, ; of ' more"; than J1OO0
cows testedy about Portland, over
1300 have been proven consumptive.
About 900 of the infected, animals
hare been slaughtered, and in each
instance the cpnditlon of the lesion
covered; pus-rfOeii , lungs, intestines,
glands , and other organs was almost
too shocking to: be stated in ' print.
Tbe carcasses of some of them were
literal masses of putridity It . Is
from such cows rath tr. than from
cows into which - two cubic centl
meters of tuberculin have been in
jected that Mr. Williams prefers to
use milk. ' It is all a matter of taste.
A REPEATED APPB.11."'
w r ITH ALL .THE ; immense
A I ' amount of buying and giving
Y f of " Christmas . presents this
' , ' year in Portland, undoubted
ly much more than ever before. Tbe
Journal cannot refrain from reiter
ating an' appeal in behalf of any, of
all, that are. too poor to buy or ex
pect presents f. families that can
spare no money for Christmas
to one another! to Bay nothing of
riils, iu umens; ui wen. pvuyiu iu
straitened circumstances or with no
near anL well-to-do. friends: "of v-e
children in s4 the Baby Home; and
those under the charge of the Boys'
and Girls' Aid society," and of all
other children 'and 'youths who are
orphans or dependent upon public or
alien support and aid; of even the
hungry hobos aad the prfeoners iri
the county and 'city' Jalls.; Many ot
these are not altogether bad let
them feel that the world is not al
ways and altogether cold and cruel,
and that Christ did not live and die
in vain.': , . ) - ,. '
Especial care should be taken to
make Christmas a little happier for
all homeless ones, for those In need,
In I any way, of anything,, from a
square meal -to an encouraging,
friendly;- word.- It is well to be
'merry at the Christmas time, yet the
life and teaching of the one whose
. birth Is Stfpposed to be commemo-
rated should not te lost sight of al
together. And he "came to call sin
ners, not ' the righteous,,'' 1 he told
the rich young man to give all that
. he had not to bis family and friends
but to the poor; and he said: "In
atsmuca as ye nave aone n unto one
.ill Luis icaHL ill iiipkh in v nrprnran
ye have done it unto me." ' . '
Tins 4 LORIMER , WHITEWASH
T
I HE REPORT of the senate In
vestigating committee In the
Lorimei1 case is a whitewash
Whitewash Is about all we ever
get from investigating committees at
Washington. , j
Rut Senator Lorimer has met with
a different verdict at the bar of pub
He opinion. , He has not been, white
washed by the people of the United
States. ;. '"' ,
It Is of record that State Senator
D. W. Holstlaw of Illinois confessed
to a grand Jury and the state's attor
ney .that after voting for Lorimer be
was.; paid $2500,, by State Senator
John Broderlck. It Is still of record
.thati&Mle&Awjitte
meyer- and Michael; Link, members
of the- lower house of. the . Illiuois
IrslKlature, confessed before a Cook
rouriy grand jury thai each, after
A
voting for Lorimer, was paid $1000.
The senate investigating commit
tee shuts its eyes to these; records
and finds nothing in the election of
Lorimer to condemn. It was an elec
tion notoriously by .purchase, ; but
the United States senate wh take so
action. ' ' .v ;'' :;'; -v '; '
In view of the committee's report,
every purchased vote for Lorimer la
a separate, indictment of the United
States senate and of the manner in
which most of its members are elect
ed; Lorimer is whitewashed, ; but
the records still stand, he cannot
be wiped out.
OUR TEACHERS '
S'
OME time ago, a Gorman pro
fessor . investigated 1000 cases
of suicide of school children
and made the startling an
nouncement that more than 50 per
cent ; was caused by forcing their
studies and undue mental strain. A
Vienna physician made a. similar in
vestigation . and reported,; that ; in
many middle class and well-to-do
families' children are driven to des
pair and self destruction by the de
mands on their minds and their in
dustry. ; In Russia ."more , than 600
school children committed suicide
and the ! same forcing system was
held to be responsible for most of the
tragedies. . - ; t f
Here Is a glimpse at the responsi
bilities that rest on those who are
engaged in teaching. It is but a part
of the daily alternatives" that have to
be met by the school teachers of the
world. , Their effort to carry the bur
dens life places on them are seen in
the gathering In Portland of 2500
teachers to discuss the realities and
exigencies of their calling.
Society should take a mighty kind
ly, view of those to whom the in
struction of the school phlldren is
committed. ' : It'Should not only' take
such a view, but it' should surround
them - with all the means and agen- J
cles of efficiency. ' It should make !
the rewards of their work sufficient
to draw effective men "and women
into the calling and make it a stable
and attractive profession.. Their hire
should - be worthy of the teachers,
and their teaching should be worthy
of the hire. ,. , '
The weal of the nation is in ef
fect confided to the keeping of the
teachers in the elementary schools.
Their . responsibilities are only ex
ceeded., by those of the home, t They
stand constantly face to face with tho
question of overworked ; children.
They must play continually, for bet
ter of for; worse, upon the nervous,
physical and mental organization of
the varied and indescribable mixture
of youth. They must set tasks; ex
act requirements and impose penal
ties,1 and how to do' this with effect
lveness and discretion is a constant
tar on the intelligence, patience and
Judgment of the teachers.
.The public harms Itself wlfenever
It is unmindful of those to whom the
care of children is committed at the
most Impressionable age. One mis
fit teacher "can leave a trail of des
truction and ' misfortune of ," child
character,; for which there is no rec
ompense ,or remedy. The Impressions
made in the elementary stage of edu
cation are of, almost, infinite ' Influence-in
fixing the child's future for
better or for worse', 1 v ; 1 ' ' ;
The city of Portland pays out
$900,000 annually - In salaries to
teachers. The country has 16,000,-
000 pupils in its elementary schools.
What do the figures mean but that
there should be deep concern about
how fares it with Our teachers, what
manner of men and .women are they,
and are the exactions and responsi
bilities 'of their work amply reqult
ed? ,-.
OXE OF THE FRAUDS
A
UNITED ( STATES marshal in
California has seized a large
shipment of tomato- paste re-
eelved In that state from a New
York manufacturer.' " The consign
ment; was condemned and destroyed
on - the ground . that it - contained
"filthy" decomposed vegetable sub
stances.". '
- The lengths to which commercials
ism is going in the adulteration of
foodstuffs is evidence of the vital
Importance of pure food laws. ; Re
cent exposures In New York revealed
that rotten eggs were being used by
the bakers as ingredients for: cakes.
Hundreds of thousands of ice cream
cones have been confiscated by. the
government because it !; was ; found
that many of them were made of
sawdust; bits of paper and other ref
use with Just enough "flour to hold
them togethr.--'----r,''',
Until the pure food laws came into
vogue," coal tar colorings were In
wide, .use . in manufactured ': foods
Some of the colorings contained
dangerous hearf i depressants ' and
others arsenic. -Tons of butter were
consumed r-so called butter that was
inv reality oleomargarine dyed with
coal tar, Sick people were given
clam bouillon poisoned by manufac
turers with boric acid, or were given
beef extracts dosed , with potassium
nitrate. Hamburg steak was often
loaded with sulphites; and the same
poison was rubbed into the decaying
carcasses of beeves, chickens,, sheep
and turkeys, to kill the odor, destroy
germ life "and give a fresh, healthy
looking color to'tbe meat.
J If . sausage were the meat,, its ac
companiment might be either , boric
acid or sulphites. Salad oil might be
cotton seed oil or sesame. . 'Pure
white wine vinegar" might be a dis
tillation of black strap molasses.' and
the jelly layers In a cake might be a
compound of artificial ethers .with
coal tar, coloring which had ; never
eckAleen-a-irult.
The chocolate icing in a cake was
often ."ferruginous earthy matter,"
In other words burnt-umber; which
is simply iron rust. Jellies and mar-
malades were ; loaded with benzole
acid, glucose- and coal tar. Bogus
fruit jams were .made of the Bame
material with timothy grass seed to
aid la promoting the deception that
berries had actually " been used in
the berryless mixture. - ' ; j '
Such is the enterprise of rampant
commercialism, ; . How , many graves
It has filled is a tale that' will never
be told. The facts evidence the vital
importance of, defending the pure
food laws and insisting upon their
strict enforcement. ." "" "'
TIIE CIO ARMY CRUSADE
r
HE REPORT of the secretary of
war has been made public;,-'. It
is said to declarer that the army
is, deficient in number and oth
erwise very defective; that there are
not enough df fleers,; arms, or sup
plies; and that the states' militia is
also entirely too small and not sufficiently-
equipped. The. total au
thorized strength of ; the army, 'In
cluding, the men in the Philippines
and Porto Rico, is 90,790, ot which
only ' 64,000 , American combatant
men are available. This force, the
secretary thinks, is entirely inade
quate to repel invasion. Ha assumes
that .the Atlantic, the Gulf, and the
Pacific coasts are all liable to be at
tacked by foreign foes, and thinks
that t a minimum army" ot 450,000
men; with t a corresponding Increase
in arms,: accoutrements and sup
plies is advisable.' The Pacific coast,
in his opinion, needs half of these,
225,000- men under arms.: Thjese
figures, he considers, as very con
servative, perhaps an intimatibo that
they jshould1 be doubled 6r trebled in
the' near; future.1 for which demand
would surely be made. t
This , report, along ; with various
speeches, ' interviews . and , published
articles, is sufficient justification for
the growing suspicion' that certain
interested parties or classes of peo
ple are making a concerted and ag
gressive campaign: in behalf of a
great standing army in this country,
rivaling those of European countries.
Army and navy officers are natural
ly and ' pardonably in favor of this
policy, but more persistent still in
this campaign. If not so conspicuous,
are the. ship builders; manufacturers
of ammunition and other supplies,'
contractors, and various sorts ;: of
promoters and politicians. The
greater the military and naval es
tablishments of the country, the
greater 'will be, the profits of these
people. '..".. s
.It is fortunate that President Taft
has taken a stand against tax-eating
jingoism. "
ARBITRATION REJECTED :
T
HE CITY council has rejected
the Or R. & N.'s proposal for
arbitration, and will go to the
courts for a. right of way for
the Broadway, bridge." This is guar
antee tnat tne rights of the city as
itw Kk ii,i,av' W 'ioit-Ao
well as the rights of the railroad
will be fully protected.
What the city wants and what
both the city and the .corporation
ought to have in these transactions
is a square deal for b6th. Nobody
wa.nts the: city .to get the best of the
bargain, and a lot of people In this
town have reached a determination
to prevent ' the corporations from
besting the 'city in future transac
tions. , '
The. courts, accord-jg to common-
mon understanding are, a place
where both parties can go with their
claims, and get equal justice. If an
equitable adjudication cannot be had
there, where can It be obtained? "
. The council . has acted with, wis
dom.. ..The city hall la still the seat
of government. ..... : . ; ' : .
The Interstate commerce commis
sion, In its report made yesterday,
insists on the physical, valuation of
railroads, thereby agreeing with La
Follette and other insurgent and
Democratic members of congress.
The report says that "no court, com
mission;'; accountant or financial
writer would for a moment consider
that the present balance sheet in the
statement purporting to give ' 'cost
of property suggests even remotely
or in a reliable measure either the
money invested or the present value
of the railroads"; ; and without
knowledge of such value it Is impos
sible to fix rates Intelligently. The
demand for official physical valua
tion of railroads was Scoffed at but
recently as "demagogery," and "rail
road' baiting.", but it must come, as
a necessary preliminary" to " proper
railroad regulation. It has come al
ready in some states, Including Ore
gon, and will be ; a .national , policy
soon.
Even in winter weather, and in
winter weather ; more severe than
that of Oregon, it is well to be out
in the open alra good deal, , and to
sleep in cool, , well ventilated rooms.
Physicians are pretty ivell' agreed
that one of the greatest aids to pneu
monia, the second greatest scourge
in the country, is steam heat in
closed ' living rooms. An eminent
physician of Harvard University' go
ing to New York, wired for-two cold
rooms; Jie explained that he would
not sleep in a steam heated atmos
phere. . The average human body , is
sensitive to the cold because it has
been ; pampered with; too much heat
iu iiuuet-a. . iutj uuiu isiu, ue Know,
the wintry winds, are healthful rath
er than harmful .if one has not en-
nervated muscles and blood by too
much warmth. , v
,:,lt :. -- i:..' .'" "" .X-'-y i
'i ' The :rallroad8 .of the country are
not ; in .such extremities . as 'one
might think from listening to some
of their officers. It is estimated that
they "cost-some-1 1 0,00,60;00(rto
build. ;' They are capitalized at $18,
000,000,000, and may be worth that
much. They- collect , $ 7,00 0,0 0 0 a.
day from tbe people, (jrnlca is $127
a year for each family, and have
earned in the past 10 years $6,660,-,
000,000. They seem, to be doing
pretty well. They should cheer up
and try to have a, merry Christmas.
; Senator Aldrich repeats . the ex
pression of . his resolve to quit the
senate on March 4 next. : He Is an
able man . along certain lines, . and
has pretty mucl) dictated several
tariff bills; but the country will be
better . off with him in private life.
The new senator from little' Rhode
Island will of course be a man like
Aldrich in . purpose and character,
but he is not likely to attain to the
influential position that, Aldrich
held so long.
The secretary of war declined to
send his report in favor, of a great
standing army' to congress; but was
careful o let it get out after ' the
people's curiosity about it had been
aroused; quite a shrewd Bcheme to
fool the people into believing that
this country was in danger of for
eign Invasion.
" Objects to Tuberculin Test.
Portland; Dec. 80. To the Editor of
The Journal Being on, ot those who
would rather not have the cows in
jected with tuberculin, I be the privi
lege of replying to your, challenge- In
The Sunday Journal. Free , discussion
might bring' together all who really
have the welfare of the community :at
heart in this matter, and one 'does not
look tj The Journal for fierce partisan
ship and ?a one-siaea view, so nope
you WU1 not deny a heams to this side
of the question, which I do not remem
ber ever to have seen fairly stated -in
your columns. ; ' . . '
1 want to meet your challenge square
ly by, saying that milk, and not bacte
riological N laboratory messes, la what
we want. Nobody on this side of, tho
question believes that the latter are
harmless. We not only do not want to
Swallow such ' witches' brew; but we
object to getting it second-hand through
the cow. That is why we don t want
the coWs blood tampered with, and why
we believe that we. shall have on the
whole healthier milk , and healthier
cows1 without the test , r
As a , milk user, I prefer the roduct
of untested cows, and have always used
it except when it wan Impossible to get
It And ' since many cows are tuber
culous, If we are to believe the reports
we: hear, ithen I have met and wish to
continue Mo meet the reasonable re
quirements of any challenge, to prove
my faith." Moreover the children and
adults alike ot dairy farms, near Port
land and -elsewhere, are of all classes
noted for freedom from tuberculosis.
If milk from untested cows were pro
ductive of tuberculosis, and if taking
care of such cows added to the danger
of transmission, how "could this freedom
possibly exist? Is there not here in
contestable evidence that ? the menace-
from tuberculosis lies elsewhere? r , j
- 1 am aware that It will be said that
the Injections given the cow do not con
tain germs, that , It is . a preparation
Wholly -harmless. As to the germs, i It
can be granted, but I cannot believe the
Injection-is harmless since I have seen
that cows sometimes die, ' and always
have more or less f ever as the result
erf thfei injections, unless i tjiey are; far
gone with disease. The fever Is a vital
4rron xo oxpei tne intruder; oue ti
ltem of the cow does not becom
effort to- expel the intruder; tour the y
e nor-
( mal In . other words she is sick- for
some little time, as is - shown by the
fact thkt a cow Will not again ;"react"
until' the effocts of the injection have
worn of f. -? And , who- knows : that the
effects, ever wholly wear off ?s -
personally J would rather swallow a
"culture" than have tuberculin injected
intojmy blood. The stomach apd-diges
tive system as'-a whole digest germs
and neutralize a certain amount f poi
sons, out tne Diooo, which is the re
fined, purified ; and prepared , food for
the cells has little chance to cope with
Intruders. The lymphatic system does
what It can, but blood injections are not.
the legitimate' war of medication. fThey
constitute ,ai violence that cannot but
injure all 'who are subjected to them,
Let us. by all means, , have , healthy
cows, but let us not seek health by
making all 'cows sick, even though the
sicanees.' lasts Dut a rew weeks or
months. .w. ,.: .... C, , M.. WILLIAMS.
?:''VA Woman's War Thoughts.
"Hood River; Or.,' Dec. 19. To' th
Editor of The Journal 1 read in The
Journal of the . 15th Inst . that "the
United States Is not prepared for war,
and that - the Pacific ' coast , is' prac
tically defenseless" (In the report of
General Wood to Secretary of War
Dickinson), r
It I remember correctly, a statement
of official .... authority recently made
through the press, also stated, that
"the. United States led in naval equip
ment and defences, all the nations of
the world. ' What then really consti
tutes defense and sane protection of
our -, coasts? History, and-; intelligence
win convince the average mind that -a
healthy merchant marine, flying the
flag of our country, and laden with our
merchandise and protected by trade re
lations with other, nations, has been
and can be - again the most ' security
against war,; and ample; protection for
our coast cities and national industries,
The largest and most powerful navy In
tne woria is and always will be in
adequate for protection without its
natural aid -and complement in a tner
chant marine, trading with all the
world. Example: Germany and Eng
land. . Where is America'a ', merchant
marine; ;nd why not carry, our.. exports
to our " natural market ,- ourselves, in
stead of allowing foreign merchants W
place their labels on our goods in theae
markets? ,v i .
A navy on the Pacific coast without
an American merchant marine will not
protect our coast, but. will add a great
burden to our nation that in no wise
produces a dollar of Income. - But an
American merchant marine will protect
while it enriches .oar people. ....' v
The constant ' agitation of war with
Japan uncovers too plainly .the. hand or
hope ; of J foreign-merchant men that
Japan and the United States at "war
would mean the suppression . of the
healthy Japanese merchant marine, and
which is feared by them as an oriental
competitor, also the total extinction of
the possibility- of an American mer
chant .marine, for us to use our -pew
isthmJan 'canal, to be completed ' soon.
A war debt thus Incurred by us would
mean public auction of that waterway
to some European merchant nation and
the submission of governmental power
therewith. - . - - v , ,
What would this mean to American
manufacturers, producers and laborers?
vhat would It mean to the small agri
cultural and fruit fanaer.of Oregon and
Washington? ; . -:'.'.
As a first infantile step to a me r
chamt marine, let us open trade under
our own flag with Alaska; let the canal
project from the . Columbia river to
Putret ' sound be' given
approVal, and
to see that we have a 2,000,000 Increase,
in Oregon and Washington west of the
CaHcadea in the next six years to make
industries tinfisible to occupy the manu
facturing field. As another suggestion
Letters From tKc People
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COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
; ; S3IALL CHANGE ' I . 'OREGOX SIDELIGHTS I
Condon district has 70 school chil
dren. 1 ,
The invasion talk is not all prompted
by, patriotism.
. .... V C ,r'.:":' r '..'.:" .' '
The Jap Invasion won't occur this
year, at any rate, v
. .-. ,, ' : -
The verdict of the Kersh Jury was
better than none.
,
Heyburn is always constitutionally
opposed to reform of any kind.
Party should cut no figure In the se
lection of judges or municipal officers.
.r I-.: . : . .-..5. ,, .. ...
Oregon likes J. J. Kill very much; but
cannot allow him to dictate Its tax sys
tem. , - - -
- If the stores would open up next Sun
day they would be more crowded than
ever. . -.. : - - ; .
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If the people had a vote On it would
they create any more judges, supreme or
plrcuit? 1 -
'.-' '
However much protection the wool
growers get, the manufacturers always
get more. . ,'
The senate seems determined to make
that body Insurgent-Democratic two
yeara hence. - s '
- It was quite time that the Interstate
commerce commission got after the ex
press companies, . r ..,.,....':: : V '.,..,
,; .' ,--( . .' ... .:.,'- .. ' . ;i::'..V-! :-, .''
t Nearly flown to the frost line these
early mornings. But think of the aero
weather pack east. -
;:,,-1:, -j :!f; ; ., J tfi- r -H:,' '
A scientist says the earth Is gradu
ally cooling.. But , it will be hot enough
for us next su miner, and for many sum
mers. ' ; . .'. . .-( . . '
EJxDenses "-. of government- national.
state. - city and school district, . go on
increasing constantly. . Will the maxi
mum ever be reached? v
Only two more days In which to make
Up that 110,000 from Red Cross seal
sales. Buy. lots of them. ,..,-. 1
Have' all - the orbhans and roor and
unwell people been remembered? None
such should be overlooked. , -,
The British lords might as well 'give
up gratefully and take what the com
mons choose to allow them.
Ther woman suffragists will trv again
tn 1912: are the first to file an Initia
tive petition. Such persistence is likely
to win, some time. - ' .
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Republicans who held the late assem
bly are doubtful about holding one to
mane city nominations. Their burnt rin
gers show scars yit- .... , i
If. as Secretary Wilson , eavs. the
middleman is to blame for -the hlsrh
cost of living, that would seem to ab
solve the high-end man, the 4'higher-up."
Before a woman gives a mftle stranaor
who pretends to. love her and wants to
marry her all her money, she should
have a guardian appointed for herself.
Governor-elect Woodrow Wilson re
fuses to be bluffed or browbeaten by
the machine politicians and "interest'
leaders of the Democratic: party in New
Jersey, and is winning golden opinions
from the common people -
The governor of Oregon Is here to
spend the winter, but we do not under
stand that he brought ariv of his initia
tive and referendum fads with him.
Los Angeles Times, i. But Los .Angeles
has , these "fads" already, and Califor
nia is HKeiy 10 navo tnem soon.. .
1 Boston Globe: The colonel Is com
plaining of his Inability to get enough
exercise this winter. "1 didn't know,"
says the colonel, "thatjbelng aa editor
was "such, hard' work." Ha-ha, ha-ha!
And also, colonel, have you noted yet
the difficulty -' of Jr. producing nonplatl
tudinous - readable ' stuff? And if so,
why don t you contribute some?
Today: is ; the 290th' 'anniversary ' of
the arrival 'of the "little '.party; of pil
grims at Plymouth Rock in 1620. ' "In
the history, of the world no little boat
load of people . accomplished more or
contributed more to the civilization than
this little band who braved the stormy
seas to I land i V in: a . wilderness in
Order to escape ; religious persecution.
Mrs. Hemens has beautifully described
the landing of tho Pilgrim Fathers in
poetry:
The breaking waves dashed high
' On a stern and rock-bound coast,
And the -woods against a storm x. sky
v Their giant branches tossed, '--,- ,
And the heavy night hung dark;
The, hills and waters o'er.
When a band 1 of exiles moored their
.''bark--' -v-- ....i-..-i. ..
, On the wild New England shore." '
Certainly, the records of no such
small band of people have been better
or more carefully kept,, and the fact
that millions, perhaps, claim to trace
their ancestry to the passengers of the
Mayflowet bears eloquent witness to
the honor the world bestows upon, the
little band of devout religionists. - f
- The story of the Mayflower looms
larger and larger with each receding
year. Passing ' the things which other
adventurers of the time sought, the
Pilgrims went out into the wilderness
to be alone with God. - -
The determination of the Pilgrims to
make their history affecting voyage to
Plymouth Rock was largely a matter of
chance. ,; An independent church, com
posed mainly of simple country' folk,
was formed In 1S06 in Scrdoby, Notting
hamshlre.1, At its head was John Rob
inson, the pastor of whom It has ben
said It was hard to Judge which was
the more delighted-he in having, such
a people, or they in having such a pas
tor. Wllrlam Brewster, who was - post
master at Scrooby, war a member, ami
so was William Bradford. , afterward
governor of the colony at Plymouth and
historian of. tho. nigTims.; i -.1
5 persecutions at tne hands of ", the
king'S officers followed the organiza
tion of the church. One attempt ; to
flee was frustrated, but after a second
attempt they were able to get to Hoi
land, where they - settled ats ieyden in
1808. For il years they prospered, and
their " number was increased to .1000
souls.- ' "? - '- ' :':. -: i'V-i'-V-.
f Buti their surroundings were ot, con
genial. - and , the question of moving to
America came up. , The casualties of the
seas, the length of . the voyage, the
miseries of the land, the cruelty: of th
savages, (the expense of the, outfit, the
ill success of other colonies and their
own sad experience wore reasons urged
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advocate single1 tax as aft inducement
to both the ; tiller J of; the soil and
the capitalized i industries, :; ; which we
need, to make a merchant marine pos
sible. Organise a "Two Million club"
to gain these results and you will not
heed to be' taxed to build an .expensive
burden in a powerless navy, powerless
because of lack ef a merchant marine,
. Single tax will solve the. problem
that . has made localities like Dayton
and Colfa decrease in population in
stead; of Increase, and put a stop- to
"cold storage" of lands that ; we need
to. have producing food and Wealth; etc.,
to build up a powerful coast manufac
turing and foreign trade for Americans,
; Thi application of the slngla.land . tax
would make tne occupation ot the Pa
cific northwest by tillers of the soil and
capitalized Industries one of the most
rapid and remarkable advances Qf popu
lation and wealth ever recorded in our
history, and also afford the protection
I 'jDecemW. 22 in History Tkc Pilgrim FatLers
New Catholic church at Umatilla has
been dedicated.
Shipping is lively and shipyards are
busy in Bandon. ' . ' ' i
- A locnlltyi" in Tillamook county Is
named Uod'B Valley." - "
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Oranges have been organized at Jewell
and Klsie, Columbia county. -
Harrlshurg will probably build some
cedent sUewalks next year. ,
, -.
' A number of easterners were in Myrtle
Creek -lat week looking around.
-irine nninnn. rndlKhes and lettuce were
gathered last, week along Myrtle Creek.
Hnlnpa will have but two saloons,
hereafter, paying a license of $1000 each.
Everything points to a general boost
In HarrtBburg next year, says tne tui
letln. k
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Steamer ArcatA will ; run regularly
from Coquille and Bandon to San Fran
cisco, carrying ooai,
rmnir Aiintv hmi 450 miles of main
wagon roads. .which is more than any
other Oregon county has. .
Ranrlnn in minor tO CTTOW. DOSSlblV
nearly double In population within the
next year, claims the Record.
Rude-era numerous and very busy
along Elk Creek, Wallowa county, pre
saging a hard winter, some think.
About : 17K 12-Dound turkeys were
shipped from Roseburg for the Christ
mas market, costing Is cents a pound.-
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Corvallls is going to "try the refer
endum on a dog." That is, It is going
to refer the dog ordinance to tho vot
ers, remarks tho Salem, Journal. -.
A Wallowa county potato ' vine that
grew on new ground is said to. have at
tained the height of S feet, 1 inch and
produced 40 tubers, weighing 16 pounds.
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At -Metollns, Crook county, 'a bank
has been organised and a lumber yard
and planing mill Installed; work on the
new hotel Is to go ahead at once. The
well of the Townsite company is un
der way. f. - "
An agent of the Interior department
in innkino- nn n. nrosnective site for a
llghthouse-on Necamey mountain. It cer
tainly is an laeai locauun ana win uu
doubt be of great assistance to mariners.
says the Enterprise, ,
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Bandon Recorder: If we would !
our bond for $100,000 the government
would no doubt, duplicate it; that
would . give us $200,000, a , sufficient
amount to put 20 feet of water on the
bar at low tide to have 12 foot low
water 'Channel, all the: way to Coquijie,
and . a channel clear to Myrtle Point
deep enough to run big river, boats all
the way up. - '
Henry W. Bancroft of Falls City had
a bullet extracted from his body which
had been lodged in the small of his back
for 47 years. He was shot In the neck,
the bullet narrowly missing the Jugular
vein, and it lodged in his back.; . The
bullet is so badly battered that it is
but one -, sixteenth of an inch in thick
ness. He was wounded while a member
of a company of sharpshooters during
the Civil war and was paralyzed for
three months after he was ahot.
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k Vale Enterprise: Oil indications are
looking so bright at the present time
at the Malheur well that the company
has wired -Chief Driller Morgan, who
is in California, ; to come at once to
take charge of the final steps toward
the striking of ' the gusher., President
Benson of the MaUeur company is also
expected here this week. So confident
are the Malheur people over the pros
pects that the work, will be In the na
ture rf balling out' the water in the
2260 foot hole, -'when it Is thought a
commercial gusher will be struck.
against going v to ... America. But the
advocates of the venture prevailed, and,
having decided to go somewhere, where
should it be? ' " ."
Some favored Guiana, whose - rich
feet were mines of gold and whose
forehead knocked against tho - roof of
the atars." Others favored Virginia:
and ' in due time .."Virginia'' waa ' de
cided , upon. The proceedings that fin
ally ended in the chartering of the
Speedwell, and ' afterward the May
flower, were undertaken, and, after
many adventures,:, financial, religious,
seafaring -ot every kind, December 22,
1620, saw them landed on Virginia"
soil that turned out to be Massachusetts.:.;---
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The Pilgrims upon landing gave -the
name Plymouth to the colony,-in, mem
ory, of the hospitalities which the com
pany , had received at the last English
port from which they' sailed. ; It was
a gloomy Christmas period for the wan.
derers. Thousands of . miles -y from
home,! on the , wild New England
shore,", with snow more than knee deep
and 'no shelter anywhere, no, sadder
Christmas could possibly be pictured,
But they, were of the sternest stuff and
set at work at once to make themselves
as comfortable as possible ? under the
circumstances. By the f time spring
ram a. annth wlrit hnA Krmicht warm
and fklr weather; the birds sang in the
woods more pleasantly; and there was
unusual cneerfulness - about the little
colony. t- When in April the Mayflower
was dispatched for England, not one of
tbe Pilgrims was ready or willing to
return, Just before the following
autumn a new colony of emigrants ar
rived, and everything was progressing
to the, satisfaction of the growing pil
grim band. v
'December 22, 1601, occurred the battle
Of Klnsale; in 1803 the Americans took
possession of ; Louisiana; 1807 the .Em
bargo, artwas passed prohibiting for
eign commerce; and 184?" Lincoln Intro
duced his "spot" resolution in congress.
Today is the birthday of James E Ogle
thorpe, founder of Georgia (1696), Wil
liam t V Ellery, , i American statesman
(1727); George W. Crawford, secretary
of war under Taylor (1798); Fran Apt,
composer (1S19);' Brigadier General J.
K F. Mansfield 1803); Thomas Wcnt
worth Higglnson, author (1823): Hezc
kiah Butterworth, editor - and author
(1839),' and Ople Read,. Journalist and
author (1852). Today in 69 A. D. the
Emperor Vltelll us -v was 1 beheaded at
Rome, Sir Philip Francis died (1818),
and ? Dr. ' James Co wles t Prlchard, dis
tinguished ethnologist (1848).
required of , the entire' -nation. . It is
true we are ' unprotected. -'
The Japanese merchant fleet could
land enough soldiers in Tillamook bay
to take Oregon In 24 hours' time. (
- MRS,, GEORGE T. CARLEY.
. ' Says- Lives Are Menaced.
Portland, Dec 22. To the Editor' of
The Journal On he-ISth of , this month
while en route to Portland ,on an ' As
toria train which is due -to arrive here
at E p. m., the train ran Into an open
switch, near Llnntdn because there Was
no light on the -switch. I am informed
thathis ,haa happened teveral ftimes
and onlv'tho; fact- that there "wer no
ta Wilin: ;.ihJawlt.ia-Pian.JA
bad smashup and loss of life. There are
no lights installed on" any Astoria & Co
lumbia switches, I am informed.
Is not this contrary to law and if so.
Can The Journal suggest some remedy?
- READER.
TANGLEFOOT
By MHm Overholt
- DO YOUR SHOPPING, ETC.
Referring gloomily to the "Do youi
ShOPDinsr earlv nrnnne-nni-la ' tlia
a IOt Of US fellow Who ir, ntln,M
dllng shy of credit and payday comes
i uuy uetore nristmaSi so whatchee
know 'bout that! ,
THE MONEY GETTERS. ' "'
The story has been often tbld of bow a
. monarch brave and bold i... "
Without compunction slaughtered men
. v - ".when -they, were ehy of cash. "
He d set the axmen on to them, : and
when the ax had gone to them
He'd deftly pick thuir pockeUi and
avoid a financial crash. ,. .
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They tell a different tale todays the
, ' trusts have got a better way, ,
And so they dodge the people's wrath
- by using grace and tact; s
They do not take the poor folk's breath
, they simply starve poor folk to
death, .
And when they lower prices they are
.. lauded for their act. . .
And then you' take the middleman (he
doesn't pay the fiddle man): . i
The poor -consumer is the guy who
pays: for all the tunes. ...
The middleman knows how we stand; he
. knows there's money in the land,
, And ho he doubles on his tracks and
holds ua up for prunes. .
The retail merchant is no slough,' yon
-. never see him have a grouch!
He's laying for the ; working man
who's much too poor to squeal.
He makes his hay while making's good; -f
-: he takes our coin while taking's
-: " gOOd,
While folk like us are wondering
who'll pay for our next meal. '
!: NUTTY BUMBLES.
A pickpocket lived at Gold Beach, ,
And he picked everything in his reach.
One day on the sand
Herheld a girl's hand. 1 ' , '
And later he picked hira a peach. ' '
Seeking a Place for a Model City.
From the Medford Mall-Tribune. '
Rev. Henry M. , Johnstone, D .D., of
Barton,, England, home of the world's
largest' brewing institutions, In which
city he has preached the gospel for 35
years, ' was in Medford. Monday-; . Mr.
Johnstone .left; England three months
ago and since that time has traveled
through Canada, ; including the north
west territory and - British Columbia,
then coming to the Paciflo states. The
white haired minister - is of excellent
address, scholarly and kindly disposed. x
When asked the object of his, visit, Mr.
Johnstone replied: , i "
"I am representing a large colony ,of
people who desire to retire from active
business life and build a city all their
own, , A city without a saloon, without
a theatre, without a show of any. kind;
a city -containing one - central church,
one general store; no trades, no busi
ness activities; Just, a quiet home in
which people well supplied with, the
world's goods.; can Jive In - perfect re
tirement. We do not mean by, this that
our people do not Jove the theatre.: and
othe'r amusements but that our aim Is
to locate ear a-city Jn which all , this
may ba found. We do- not cbim, to m
building a holy city. We desire to build
a quiet home city, where the- aged may
rest in peace and the young may pursue
their studies without being-interrupted
by the environments of a busy business
mart.s We expect to erect and maintain
the finest of schools, to have a perfect
city-government in which no contention
shall arise. People may - think this im
possible,, but not so with our people.
We know each other and have j main
tained our organization in Burton,: and
Burton Is one of the wickedest cities in
all England, : aside from London. !
We want a clean clty, not only mor
ally clean, but clean In a sanitary way
We want parks, and drives, sidewalks,
paved streets and fountains, . flowers
and statuary- and have ample means to'
provide them all. : ".v.-v-?.?.?.vr-4-f :
.. "Where we shall locate I do not
know. , Canada was preferred ihen I
left England, but I find a better climate
In the coast states and shall spend soirt
months before reporting."
. No "banger of War. ' ;
From the Seattle Post-Intelllgcneer.
President Taft'a statement before the
American Society for the Judicial Set
tlement of International Disputes that
"there is not1 the, slightest reason" for
the sensational talk- about': the defense
lessness of this country-ought to take
some of the alarm out of recent war
speculation in and out of oongress.il
Of course the president's assurances
wllj hot quiet the f ear of ; the exces
sively timid; but the calm and conserv
ative people of the country wilt accipt
his statement, and they will agree with
his hopeful view that tho present car
dial relations : existing-. between ' the
United States and the-great powers of
Europe and Asia preclude the. possibil
ity of war;;(:vX;::,;.'-?-.vv -:
n Congress - would do Well i to foliow
President Taft's lead 1n this matter, tor
no good can (come out' of, a ; shaltow
brand of Jingoism such as we have re
cently known at the national' "--capital.
We are now vat peace with the world.
So far as present Indications go there
Isn't the slightest reason to fear that
any country is anxious to pick a quar
rel , with. America; and . In spl t of -all
that has been said about a lurk of ade
quate defenses on the racific coat.
should any power be foolish enough to
attempt to Invade the western coast tho
invaders would not get much beyond
the littoral. ; Certainly they would neier
cross the mountains. - .'. ; ,
But no such attempt will ' made,
and really it is idle to discuss 4t. i
The Departing Year J
(RnntHhntiHl tn Th. t..i v
tbe fmou Kanaa ,poeu i... proae-pwrnt in a i
tel In
One more voar win noon k
the tomb of time, ervchanted,.lwhere-so
many sleep; one more-: year' ir Old 'and
hoary, reelinsr on hla WH V tn eylni-.r r'V.1a
wo WRtch and weep. r How vtho days go
callyhootlng! r Mow, the years go whiz
zing; scootlng'ljke a herd of deerf New
Year bells scarce cease their pealing ere
the vrinr Ihcv holiai i .n
to , his bierf SAstn IlmmMm .
1 0-riTnlv urA -m fi..- ..... . 5"
I .V.n....W M 1 . . . . . . . -
i.ivv.ugu niiBi. 01 tears; now tne wintry
days remind us we have left our. youth
behind us, all the golden years: But
cheor up! . Though days are flying .there
Is time in each for trying to tlo some
thing good! Though the years are hust
ling ever, eachf gives time fpr'stronff
J Time Tteep" up his hiking if that gait is
10 nis uiung, we our , toad shall take;
and when comes the allenf reaper we
won't give a groan, or peen or cheap
excuses make. ; . ' " ' - ' ,,
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