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THE ' ORECiON " DAILY - JOURNAL, PORTLAND. 1 THURSDAY EVENING, ' JANUARY 12, 1911.
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Should the full beauty of
our live only when they ar
parsed or In visions of'a pos
sible future. What w most
need 1 to ee and feel the
beauty and Joy "of today.
Maurice D. Conway.
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Tim SESSIONS OPPORTUNITY
0'
NE OF THE large duties be
fore tne legislature is tne sub
ject of taxation. In his mes-
sage. Governor West points out
the situation' In a way that would
seem to' appeal to the members. His
discussion is, clear, . and his conclu
sions In harmony with the best
thought and Tlpest experience.
Through ft period of two years, a
' legislative tax commission delved into
tho subject, and as a part of their
findings, two measures were sub
mltted to the electorate as constitn
tlonal amendments at the last elec
tion. These measures advised the
separation of state and county tax
ation, proposing to draw state reve
- noes from franchises, publlo ser
vice corporations, Inheritances and
Intangible property, and giving to
the counties the power to regulate
their own taxation.
' in favor of the plan it was urged"
: by the tax commission and reiter
ated by Governor West, .first, that
ft would abolish at once the expense,
friction and vain attempt to equalize
- taxation among the counties; second,
thatit would mike It possible to
'"' Place each tax in. that branch of the
' government, .weal,'" or ttate, best
adapted to administer it; third, that
the counties and cities of the state
would have practical home rule Jn
taxation; fourth,, that equality could
" be secured by making all taxation ef
fective. V ' , . . '-,
The governor suggests that the
passage of the poll tax amendment
. at the last election opens the way
for the legislature to frame a bill
for submission , at the next election
, The suggestion would seem to appeal
to the good sense Of the members as
offering solution' to a tax situation
that Is in a present state Of unrest
and complexity.
; One reason why many measures
to 6n the Oregon ballot is because
legislatures often fail to assume a
-legislative leadership that commands
general respect, a failure that tempts
the people themselves more frequent
ly into the legislative field. If the
regular legislative body neglects to
be constructive, the people are driven
themselves to construct. The very
frequent participation of the people
. in popular lawmaking is in effect an
Indictment of the legislature.
. In .,tbe present emergency, the
; body' at Salem has a splendid oppor
tunity for leadership that will be of
great value to the state. If it will
.lead with intelligence, the electorate
will follow and in any action that
may solve the tax situation more
good would come to the state than
by the passage of a thousand of the
petty bills that usually find their
way into legislative sessions.
DOUBLE
HEADED
. MEXT
GOVERN.
AS ACTING GOVERNOR, Senator
Bowerman read a message to
the legislature. He recom
mended a state board of con
trol tor conducting the state Insti
tutions. 0
What does he propose for the gov
ernor to do? What the secretary of
Btatef What the state treasurer?
These three with, in some cases, the
state superintendent of public In
struction, now have charge of the
state institutions. The conduct of
these institutions Is a chief part of
what they have to do. it is one of
the main things they are elected to
do, They are at the capital, they are
the trusted agents of the people
Chosen for the purpose, and are best
fitted to conduct the state institu
tions. In taking the care of the insti
tutions away from tbem, does the
acting governor, retired, propose for
- them merely to play golf and draw
salaries?
In arguing for his board of con
trol, Mr. Bowerman says, "There Is
neither reason nor Justification for
the .present ' method of managing
state affairs." Is there reason or
JnfiWlCitlOn Vfor Mr. Bowerman's
plan? Why create another board to
manage affairs for the management
of whiclr there Is already an excel
lent board f In what way would a
new board be superior" to the exist-
- ing board?; ' Why have more of-
- f Iclajs : and I more 'salaries? . Why
lave two boards when one will do
" "The public has the right to ex
pect and demand that public money
be expended with the same Judicious
care exercised by an ordinarily pru
dent, business man," says Senator
Bowerman.' as a clinching argument
for bis proposed doublebadedgjjy;,
"rninenf atSalem. ExactlysO, and
that 1 why the public objects to a
scheme of ; having two board do
what can better be done by one. It
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is also why the publlo objected to the'
appointment by Mr. Bowerman of !
superintendent for an eastern Ore
gon asylum two years before the
asylum was completed, and to the
payment of a salary in an office in
which there are no duties.
DAIRY LEGISLATION
I
N ANY- PROPOSES) legislation. It
Is important that no hardship be
worked on the great butter and
cheese-making industry of the
state. . It is highly essential for that
branch of the dairy business; to be
conserves and safeguarded. It is
yet In its Infancy, and for the pres -
ent la confronted with the problems
of costly foodstuffs and scarce and
high-priced help. It is in the devel
oping process and has yet much t
do before it can pass into that period
of profits that will, expand it to the
extent that It will meet thtfUeroands
of Oregon consumers.
In any legislation providing for a
statewide, tuberculin test, this
branch of the dairy business should
be carefully consulted, and it inter
ests be scrupulously considered.
Oregon wants a BCor of dairies to ,
every one that it has now. No pop
ulation is more desirable, no indus
try more stable.
The State Dairymen's .association
has Itself proposed a state wide tu
berculin ' test under certain condi
tions, and has named a legislative
committee to act with others in the
matter of legislation. It proposes
that the test be optional except
where conditions seem to demand
the exerclseof authority, ft re
quests partial compensation for out
lawed cows, and such other regula
tions as will be equitable.
The point of this article is to im
press upon those who are moving in
the matter that the utmost care
should be exercised. The state will
build splendidly for itself when it
helps to build tip Its butter and
cheese making. Industry, and' it
should never by any means do that
which will have an opposite effect."
The place where it la essential to
have drastic action with reference to
consumptive cows Is In the vicinity
of Portland. It is here that popula
tion ia congested. It is here that in
spection and surveillance Is neces
sary. It is here that the percentage
of consumptive animals In dairy
herds runs dangerously high.
A NEW SENATE
I
T WILL BE almost a new senate
that .meets after March 4. It
will also be a better senate. The
defeat of- Burrows, the death of
Elkins, the disappearance of Hale
and the retirement of Aldrich take
away from the body four figures
who have been potential In" making
the senate ft, bulwark fit, privilege.
In the place ot one there wlflbe.'a
progressive Republican, of smother,
a Democrat, and no successor of
either of the other two can exert so
commanding an Influence In forming
legislation.
, : Four other Iron clad stalwarts re
tire In Kean of New Jersey, Scott of
West Virginia, Depew of New York,
and Dick of Ohio, all of whom will
be succeeded by Democrats. Two
others of the same type bnt of lesser
magnitude disappear in Flint of Cal
ifornia and Piles of Washington who
give place to progressive Republi
cans. All these are changes un
expected and of a character to bring
Into the senate men fresh from the
people and more alert to the popular
Interest.
In Massachusetts, Lodge Is fight
ing for his life, and may not be his
own successor. Every man of his
type that passes from the body la a
distinct gain to the. country. It is
men of the Borah, Beverldge and ,
Dolliver school that can restore the
senate to its ancient position in the
public confidence, all of which makes
is regretable that Dolliver, by death,
and Beverldge, by defeat, have
passed from the chamber.
"Time makes ancient good un
couth." New occasions teach new
duties, and the new blood and new
vigor that Is filtering the senate Is
assurance of a better order.
LEGISLATIVE CLEIiKS
T
HE RESTRICTION of the num
ber of legislative clerks to
those actually needed and pro
vision that they shall be com
petent, seems a rational proposal.
Whether or not Mr. Eaton has per
sonal scores to pay off, the state has
no desire to pay for more clerks
than are necessary. nor money to
bestow on those who are Incompe
tent.
It Is common knowledge that the
clerkship industry was formerly an
open and notorious graft. Numerous
persons in clerical positions ren
dered little, if any service. They se
cured places without expecting to
render service. Many were incompe
tent to render efficient service. Many
of the committees and legislators by
whom they were employed at the
state's expense were without work to
ao, and needed no clerical assist-
ance. In numerous Instances the
work of half a doien committees i
could have been easily and promptly
performed by a single competent
clerk.
In the height of the abuse, the
cost of the clerkship graft amounted
at one session to more than $27,000.
It was more than the pay and mile
age of the members It was a farce
and a folly and fully deserved the
wide condemnation- that it . every
where received. 7 : : '-
The Journal hones this leeislature
will avoid foolish things. It hopes
lie business the same principles of
economy and conscience that tkey
apply to their private business, and
that when, they return to their con-
stituenta they will have nothing for
which 7 to make explanation-, or
apology.
IPO NEED- TO WORRY
THAT THERE is no need to worry
about the future food supply of
. America, is the opinion f Vic
tor .It. Olrastead, chief of the
bureau f ' statistics , of the depart
ment of agriculture. ' His annual re
port denies that -the fertility of the
soil is being washed away Into the
Streams, and that the productivity
of cultivated lands' is decreasing. He
insists tnai me Dener tnat American
. agriculture 14 decadent is not well
founded.
He claims that the mean produc
tion per acre of wheat, corn, barley,
oats and potatoes has been increas
ing for many years, and that In the
case of some of these products the
Increase has been greater than that
of population. He points out that,
this Increase of production can be
made to go on almost indefinitely.
Mr. Olmstoad concluded: "The
ability of the "oil and the agricul
tural arts and sciences to produce
crops at a rate of Increase greater
than either the normal rate of in
crease of population, or the normal
as temporarily Influenced immi
gration has been demonstrated times
innumerable by the department of
agriculture, by the experiment sta
tions and by the Intelligent farmers
all over the country,"
This -is timely note of official
optimism. The capacity of American
sojl is practically boundless, when
better methods of toslng it are ap
plied. Population may possibly over
take wheat production, bnt If so It
will only be because American farmers-find
It more profitable to raise
other crops and biy a portion of
their wheat of Canada. There Is
no need to worry.
POSTAL SAVINGS
BAIfKJJ
T
HE experimental stage of postal
savings banks In the United
States has begun. Their exten
sion from one in every state
to one in every town and village will
be soon in evidence If their history
In other lands is to be paralleled
here.. ,
In May, 1861, Gladstone's bill for
their establishment in - England
passed through parliament after
long debate. In September, 1881,
English postofflces opened their
books to receive deposits. Before
the end ot 1862 no less than 180,
000 accounts for savings had been
opened, with sums aggregating $8,
750,000. By the end Of 1871 de
posits rose to 186,000,000. By the
end of 1881 to $180,000,000. By
the end of 1901 to $700,000,000.
In the great speech In parlia
ment which converted opponents of
the .measure into supporters Glad
stone, used these arguments: Not
only will it aid thrift among the
tollers throughout the land, bnt it
will serve to make the chancellor
of the exchequer Independent of the
city, by large and certain command
of money in great sums for national
emergencies.
For "city" read Wall street, and
let us apply to ourselves the reason
ing of the great economist.
CONVICT LABOR ON THE ROADS
T
HERE APPEARS to be general
approbation of the proposed
bill for using the labor of con
victs en the preparation of ma
terial for and working on the public
roads of Oregon.
From the point of view of the
state it supplies labor which Is not
thereby diverted from the farm and
other industries depending on con-
etant and, regular work of men..
From the point of view of labor
It removes the undesirable and un
wise competition of free with con
vict labor in a common market.
From the point of view of the
convict it supplies him with a healthy
occupation in the open air not; de
grading In Its essepce, and providing,
In exchange for the mechanical work
In the stove foundry that which may
call for some exercise of sense and
ingenuity. The road work Is for
the public good, it is lasting in its
benefit. Even a convict, here and
there, will draw some satisfaction
from this thought. In some sense It
is a reparation to the community for
the harm the convict knows he has
done.
This road-making is an educative,
a useful labor not merely punitive,
and therefore to be approved.
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A CANDID ADMISSION
I
NVEIGIIING against all progres
sive political legislation, and
especially primary nominations
and direct election of United
States senators; the Los Angeles
Times candidly admits that: "In
the old days when there was a sen
ator to be elected the candidate him
self appeared at Sacramento with
his sack and entered the lists to bid
against all comers for the Job he
was seekins;. He made no hones
about what he was after nr'ahmtt
the means he meant to emnlov to ac-
complish his ambition."
The Times does not go so far as
to approve the practice of "the old
days," but thinks the new system?
of primary nominations and of elect
ing senators chosen oy a popular
vote is worse. In this opinion many
down-and-out politicians, bosses and
interest serving' pnblic inea agree,
but not ..taany others... A vst ma4
joruy qi peopie or au classes, and
nearly all newspapers, vare agreed
that it is well that those "good old
is more truly representative.
In the city of London, with a pop
ulation of more tha . C,000,oooi
only It ; ; murders - were ' committed
(last year, an average of one a month,
wnile in Seattle, less than one twenty-fifth
as large, there were 12 mur
ders; or two and twp thirds per
month. There is somewhere around
70 times as many murders, in pro
portion to population, in Seattle, as
in London. The figures as to the
number of murders aira : obtained
from the Post-iitelligencer, and we
suppose other, large American cities
would show a relative record. Why
is It 7 . ' ,
The new senator 1 from Maine,
Charles F. Johnson, wilt have the
distinction of being the, only Demo
cratic senator from the New England
states, also the only one from that
section since, the retirement of W.
W. Eaton of Connecticut in 1879. ,
tters From tlic PcodIs
at
Commonwealth Conference at TJfll
Terslty of Oregon.
, Eugena, Or., Jan. 10. TO . the Editor
of The Jonrnal Tor the Good of the
Commonwealth" will be, the slogan at
the university on Friday and Saturday
Of this week. The Students and faculty
are Intent on having the beat resource
of science brought to bear toward rais
ing the plapt of clvlo life In Oregon.
They are working hard to make the
third annual commonwealth conference
a gret uooea. Men and women who
have made themselves masters of sub
jects vital to the welfare of the "citl
renshlp of the state are coming from
different sections with papers and dis
cussions. . .
That the state may lay surest foun
dations of permanent prosperity a fair
proportion of its talented youth muat
become enamored With life on the farm.
Big crops, prize apples and premium
cattle alone will not suffice to make a
great atate. Conditions must be se
cured for the farmers' sons and daugh
ters that will Inspire richest thought
and sentiment This phase of the rural
life problem will be the theme for the
discussions of the first session on Fri
day morning.'
As the normal achool must prepare
the teachers of the bOys and girls of
tne country ounng their most plastic
years that institution should have a
teaching force and curriculum maklna-
It competent to fulfill this most re
sponsible function. Oregon Is about to
Organise her normal school. It Is !
therefore, most timely to have brought
oui -tne responsibility of the normal
school for the achievement of rural life
uplift
The university believes that it an
render elgnal service to the common
wealth through mediating for the col
lege graduates In the state and for
the peoplo of the different professions
toward securing larger and more ardent
ment.. Impelled by this conviction It
has arranged for the second and third
sessions. Friday evening and Saturday
morning, discussions of the subjects,
inw v,uue;B uraaua.es ana Bocia!
Service." "The Lawyer's Relation to
Society" and "The PeveloDment of a
.PuWio Health Conscience Amona- the
Oregon People."
A scientific Inventory of the land
and water resources of the state is nec-
PHRnrllv tVlJk firm a, aw l ...
the most of tteVse thV;ttr n TofU JZfJ9 assumed ca
means for surveys' of the land Surface ?h,hbfSXta 1.
and the Mfieam 4ii v. ji, ..., .a- the French dramatist Who was born
all that stands in the Way of the ntll
. ' TT... U, UIOVUDOTJil, JIO
lzatlon of What Will be Oregon's most
precious and unique source of wealth,
her water powers, t lack of a suf
ficient volume of demand, the adapta
tion of electricity from these water
power for use In the homes and on the
farm will be brought out
Then AesAa1sitti Mtuii..... -. . k
university are only preliminary to more !
active service to the people by the unl
versity inrougn its field agents. It
proposes to be the consulting social en.
glneer for the state as a whole and for
the different clvlo unit, w.lhm lborl !
ders. It hopes to aid In fosterin nit
coordinating th efforts of all the
agencies intent on social betterment
F. G. YOUNG.
"The Retrogression Review.
Ashland. Or., Jan. 10. To the Editor
VL 1 110 journal ine Uretronlan editor al
of the 9th Inst criticising the Flint i
...B..ument vj me Mann bill before
congress to regulate the tolls of the 1
Panama canal Is one of the claas that j
nas turnea many intelligent peopl away
from that paper to The Journal or soma
other poper. Just , such knocking a
that against the best interests of Ore
gon and the Pacific coast and In favor
of the railroad who have held back
the development of this state, ha tnada
Oregon to appear to other states the
real "fool of the family" that the Ore-
gonlon has christened her. Has not the !
average reader ere this discovered that
the editorial policy of the Oregonlan Is
as wavering as the line 6f the Southern
Paclflo railroad Is crooked? How any
paper can come out and set up a roar
against the best Interests of the state
ana tne racme coast and lrmhe inter-
ests of the railroads that have kept Ore-'"
iton a wilderness an lnn . .
gon a wilderness so long 1 more than
I can understand.
Instead of arguing against free tolls
through the Panama canal for all
Amerlcan coastwise vessels not owned
or comrowea Dy railroads which not
only amounts to a reduction in freight
charges of $1 to $L26 per ton on all
freight from or to Oregon that will
pass through the canal, tut also la
aimed to . prevent th control or mo
nopoly of all vessel in th Interest of
the few railroad highway robbers that
now oontrol the transportation facilities
of the United State' and In whose Inter
ests thS Oregonlan seems to be labor
ing, it should encourage our senators
and representatives at Washington to
work and vote for Senator Flint'
amendment , which will mean as much
for Oregon as for the state Mr. Flint
represent. Had th Oregonlan taken
more interest In the upbuilding and ad
vancement of Oregon we would not now
be the fool of t-e family and we would
not have the freak law that? tend to
put us further back in the race of prog
ress. Wake up or move, either will do
you good . or It might be well to do like
your friends, reorganize, change your
name, call It Oregon-WashlngtoflTlalw
roau & netrogresston Review, come out
fair and stfuar and fees up that the
railroad interest write the editorial
and most of the news affecting their
interests. Not every one In Oregon is
moss grown and Willing to b led blind
ly by misrepresentation.
"PRoaRESsnrk"
Teachers and Civil Service.
' Portland, Jan. 11. To tb Editor of
The Journal Th movement to place
the teachers of , our public eohool un
der civil sarvlc 1 a progressive one,
and, in my opinion, it should and will
be given, the support of every right
thinking person. ': ;
Admitting there are some legitimate
reasons adverse to it, these can be ad
justed by a properly framed law. I Oe
lre to answer, some questions asked in
a communication to the dally press of
lgned "Cltlaen." , i
First: Do the grade teacher of this
city want , that , system! Will answer
that, by saylrig.wlthout the least fear
of contradiction,, that they do.
Second; Why doe th Clvlo league
1 COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF -T
, SMALL CHANGE
NW Mr. Bowerman is only a senator.
There was enough ot It for i few
At last Oregon has real elected
governor again. , -
Don't worry; the sun is traveling back
northward every day.
:. 7 ;7.
& Is easy to talk eoonomy, but O how
difficult to practice it,
7? "'.. '. -' e . ,',... , l;
The Democrats . In the Oregon lerfs.
lature are not "fighting-." .
-; 7i-777 .w',,';,."
' The. fuel dealers era about th ttnaiaa
psople in town these days.
lnannira.1 Tim TT maatti i atinm am
..,..u.. . ".I - v r-
fMuiou nninnor good sign.
Th hirh rrle Of votes or unr nrt
a mi ia worrying some people.
The weather reeentlv cannot ha mM
io nave oeen laeai ror joy riding.
It la Iftinnoeed that th nmrr mmnotn
irom caiirornia is a man who works.
California has tnir tta..l .nnar.iv
into the politically progressive column.
Manv bills that finn mrU
important enOua-h , to h
laws.
Nobody knows but Pearir
fnow th P01' n-?,rhaI,"'he doesn't
' . .e e.7-.
Many new tovemnrs now , A rtim.
!Bi10tK,?ry- eMOn west rhymes
. : .. J
There must lwv k fio" .
ire.aimure usuaiiy ever nothing worth
fighting about ;
7' . ' -
Women can vnt In hm Ttr-jv .
lngton, .but apparently a majority of
tnem don t care to do so.
By the time thn rammltlui mrm. .-
pointed enough bills will have been ln
1UUU1.0U to rnaKS worn ior 40 days.
.
A Walla Walla wlf tina .
ground for divorce; her hushand laughed
at her because she was left handed.
Ohio, Is said to be a Tom Johnson
Democrat That is a very good variety.
Occasionally a brief sneir of whn
jaetern people might recognize as win
ter manages to blow in frnm th nn.v.
or east , : :
Many records will be broken . tM
; fc7 year "1 ,l r.
I VaaSi r-' mA .wtlv.nt.l.. 1 a
published in advance.
.
According to a Loa Angeles news-
Pwper man ,n. that c,ty in looking
18 bill But this may not fnduce many
to searoh th scriptures.
mV ?0 4h0 ? fST- Lk6'
Solce BTway1 thS nameof thai
place seems te T bTan unjSst ?enecUon
on the caar of th lower regions
SEVEN LITMARY PRISONERS
Voltaire,
- - TJ I ,.(,. . Tn I-
distlhgulshed himself In boyhood by
his aptness for learning, his malignant
wit and his Inclination to scoff at re
ligion. His godfather, a fashionable
and literary abbe, introduced him at an
early age into Courtly circles, where
he speedily learned the hollowness of
everything around him fcnd gratified
J1'9 taste ,'or aHful cotm?1ment mW
Ing repartee. His notoriety caused him
to be accused, wrongfully for once, of
writing Indecent satirical lines on the
death of Louis XIV, and he was imprls
0n "1 l&rml
It was while so confined that he ac
complished his greatest work, th writ
ing of his tragedy of "Oedipe," and th
sketching of his epic "L'Henrlade." He
entered the Bastlle on the 17th of May,
1717. He was caged without books, pen,
ink or paper in a gloomy cell He be
gan at once to amuse himself with
Hlmnmrin. on nnmmitHne, ti ,h
lets of his remarkable brain his little
piece, "La Bastlle." Shortly after his
confinement he was allowed two books
of Homer, but it has never been flefin-
Italy ascertained how he succeeded In
wrltlng his famous verse without the
aid of pen, Ink or paper, unless upon
the margins of the pages of these books,
or by writing over the pages themselves,
using the bottle of cloves procured nom
inally for his stomachs sake, convert
ing them into lflk ;? 7- .
it was wima m prison tnat be do
IttA trt satin H sfk . fila . noma
elded
--v 0 Jk . (mill v U3e 3
should be released? believing that Arouet
would be merged and forgotten in Vol-1
-&'?:.
want that systemf Suppose it i te
give the teachers simple Justice by plac
ing them on an equal footing with oth-
fc mP,0'rea nav,D equsj.res.
I Ponslblltty.
Third: If adopted, what person or
persons have th power to cava tho
children from the highly educated teach-
)er.wh0 can get a certificate but can
not teach?
No more vital question could be asked
upon this particular subject as it strike
at ihd root of one of th greatest shams
in our educational systemthat of the
examination of teachers. This evil can
be somewhat modified, especially In one
olty, when testing th teacher, by re
quiring her to solve those problems
which she must meet in the everyday
work of th class room. Instead ot ask
Ing her to wdrk for the: answer to
problems that others have already
solved In the text book. I will answer
the question directly by asking another.
Who: has that authority under th pres
ent system? -
If that most Important problem, vis.,
the lack of ability to Impart Instruction
to others, should exist under civil ser
vice, It certainly exists at th present
time, which no one having a working
knowledge 01 our educational system
will deny, then the same authority must
be held responsible under either system.
Civil service would be one of the
greatest Incentives tor young men to
enter the teaching ranks ' for' fa life
work, which all of our leading educators
frankly admit as one Qf the crying n.4
cessltles tor the betterment of the ser-'
Vice. - . .- .-!-.. .
Civil service has oora to stay. .-It
has proven its worth in every depart
ment of our government and oity. Then
why should-it not do so In th public
Schools? - , - '
I do not anticipate a law. that would
place the teacher abov constituted au
thority, nor do I think, for one moment
that our teachers desire to be so placed.
These engaged in the public school
work are among the most faithful and
conscientious of - our public servants,
and Should have been among, the first
to recelv the benefit of civil servic.
From personal knowledge, X can tes
tify to their self saoriflolng Spirit and
devotion, a a clans, for the publlo good.
9,ierwntAnQ-wtstrmeroa9nhls-tin-
qualified statement that If those whom
th peopl plac in responsible posi
tion in the public service, would emu
late their example In-this respect there
would have been, no demand for-a re
call jaw. 1 m. u pRAjrt.
OREGON SIDELIGHTS. ,
Increase In Union's postal rolpts si
per oent : . .7 ' ..
.- '
Redmond is to havs three saloons;
license $1000.
. .-
' The Farmer' & Xterchanta bank IS a
new Institution at CoquiUe,
. ' .. v.
Fruit growers association may, b
formed in Columbia county, . ;
..
In tw years deposits in Central Point
bank Increased from. J fi 0,000 to $100,1)00.
7' 7-."' ,'.i":'7V:;i-
Sunnyslde, hear Milton, produced lus-;
clous stravberrlea for both Christmas ,
and Now Tear's.
-, .
The school census for Podk county
shows 2840 boys and 4119 girls, a total
of 4449, or a- gain over last year of $33.
With the' opening of the new year
neveiopment operations in tne vaie on
fields will take on a greatly inoreaed
activity, reports tlje Baker Democrat
At least two new companies will begin
boring. ,
,...' :
Monroe man says vhaf-part of the
valley Is soon destined to b one of the
greatest fruit section of the state.
Three large fruit growing corporations
aremaklng investments and setting out
.orchards. ' ;- , , ,
Btayton Is growing faster than almost
any other small town In Oregon, says
the Mall. In the past year a large num
ber of fine new buildings have been
oonstrnoted both in the business, and
residence districts. ' . 7
1 . - e " "
The present outlook for Bclo and vi
cinity ror tne year 1911 seems to be
most promising, skts the News. With
the Crop prospect being excellent and
the new blood which ia sure to come to
our town, the business outlook I first
f '
An amaxtna? list of natural resources
has been placed eontiguous to Gold Hill,
and so placed that the Industries result
ing from their development must bo lo
cated here, boasts the New. Gold, Iron,
copper, lime, cement, brick clay, tim
ber, water power all in abundance lie
right at the very gates of the city to be.
' Dr. E. Watson of North Bend, relates
the Harbor, who has made it a practice
Fto give away hundreds of present to
the children every year, broke all reo-
me Anuaren every year. Drone an rec
ordist playing Panta Clnus this year
by hiring the Star theatre Saturday
night, and aside from having a present
for nearly 600 calldren. nave a free
show besides. -
The farmers in lie country surround
ing Monmouth have been trying In every
possible way to find some method by
which they ran keep the lark rabbit
from ruining the many acres of young
orchards, reports the Itemlaer. The
rabbit come In bands, and although
many hunter have been sent out to
kill them, more of them continue to,
come in.
flfOWtiavtlt tllna tfia vmtkr wHfi
bright prospects, report the Times.
Among marty Improvements and proj
ects In prospect Ire the completion of
the sawec system, graclintc and travel
111s; mmn sueei. me nuiiuma ot me A-
bany & Interurban railroad from Albany
ing Main Street, the building of the Al
10 rsrirwnsvne ana on up me iaiapooia
valley, several hew business build tries
and -new residences, besides an era of
cement sidewalk construction.
talre, asPoquelln had been In Mollere.
Of the minor details of his sojourn In
the Bastlle very little is known. With
the close of January. 1718, there waa
a new police minister appointed, and
through the lnflueno of his father
Francois was released on the 11th of
April, having been confined almost a
year. With what Joy he exchanged cap
tivity in the gloomy cell of the Bastlle
for freedom on tho pleasant slopes of
Chatenay, his father's home, may be
Imagined.
The "Oedipe" was accepted by the
Comedte Francalse and Was presented
In that famou playhouse for the first
time on the night of November 18, 171$,
with the author as the venerable pon
tiffs train bearer, Thus did Voltaire
receive the reward due, not only of his
genius, but to his perseverance, patience
and powers of conciliation and conce
eton. "Oedipe" was performed for forty-five
nights ucoessively, something
almost unprecedented In those days. It
was published arly In 1719.
From 172 to J 729 Voltaire dwelt in
England, and in 1750, on the Invitation
of rederick II of Prussia, went to
Berlin te live. He remained there for
three years, during which he enlivened
th vl vlrrta h hi. 1- ....I
he purchased two small estates not far
--- vacua jm WILT SU1U IU X I OS
front Geneva, ; and at '7 .his chateau of
rerney, on one of these, he passed the
laat 21 year of hi life, sedulously pur
suing his literary labors. He died dur
ing a Visit to Paris in 177$. The genlu
of Voltaire wa of.,wlda variety, and
he contributed to almost all departments
of literature.
Tomorrow -Hugo Grotiu.-
Advice to Mr. Hoff.
From the Spectator.
Probably he does not know ltr-end
I sincerely hope he doe hot but it Is
a fact that Labor Commissioner Hoff
is Being usee as the Instrument of a
wnouy unsavory gang for. th persecu
tion of on or two of Portland' business
men. The labor commissioner has had
warrants issued for the arreBt of these
business men on charges of violating
the labor law, whtoh say women shall
not be permitted to work more than 10
hours a day. - Trials in which not a
tittle ef vldnc has been nrodnns
protre the contention of the proseoutlon
-hav been followed by aoqulttal; and
again th business men: have been' ar
rested on another trumped-up charge,
which ventilation! in court ha proved
to be wholly untrue and malicious.
Labor Commissioner Hoff, I have sug
gested, probably did not know he' waa
being used as the Instrument whereby
a nasty form of revenge was taken on
the business men; and his Office may
have acted In good faith In causing the
first arrest But th malice shown in
the rearrest of the men should have put
him on Inquiry, and should havs warned
him that he and his office were being
used by a very disreputable gang for a
very dishonorable purpose.
1 Assuming before that Labor Commis
sioner Hoff Was ignorant of the manner
in whioh he Was. used'to satisfy a
grudge, 1 will now assume that he will
St one cease -to be a catspaw. 4
; : mi , ii.ii . - jr J. y
A Light on Maternity, 4
" From the New TTorfc Tribune. r
The late' William Jamea. Harvard's
famous psychologist would often illum
inate a misty subject with an approprl-
si4sSi Snaii'lnltt 'a-'
rin..i i' j !
""""-"" luvuraiuwu lu b lecture on
psychology, professor Jame one sald.
"A teacher asked a boy this question '
Infractions!' -.'. . I
Suppose that your mother baked an
applaple and there were seven of youH
tne parent ana nv onarn, What part
of the pi would you get for your por-
tionr . ,
i .t.tt. ..m J-i .
Sixth, ma'am,' the boy nwered, iriUlwl arJIL Tl6 or 2TK
irrherg are-seven i5f-yoie4ldthef
f. i; 'Don't : you ; knowrnythlng if v1 dawn, w
fractions r . 7 , ' Jeyes serene, end calmly say: "The g
teacher.
about
"Tee, ma'am,' said th bov. t know
all about fractions, but I Know all about
mother. too. Mothafd say sha didn't
want ncpie.' .
TANGLEFOOT r
' ' ' ByMil.VOverWt w
WEAVE TUP JOKB TOURSRLF.
A firm In New Jersey 1 preparing to
buy the offcast Chine queues t and
weave them Into rugs. Seems like there
should be a dandy opportunity to. say
something about hair-looms in this con
nection, but it is clear on beyond us.
' BTJT7 MEBKE Hfe'S RIGHTi ( t (
A reputable London physician -says
that to be brillia&t one must continual
ly uie the Angers. "The brightest mon,"
he say, "employ the fingers on some
kind of work constantly."- Just, a mo
ment please. . Deaf and dumb man St
the rear of the hall begs to stat that
h has used his finger for every pur
pose all his iifeslnglrtg hymns, swear
Ing and asking the time ot day nd he
is still unable to matt a living with,
his brains. So long, doc. . ' -:r
: -:- BOOTHEIlN BLOPE, MEB15B. :.' '
At McMInnvill there 1 ft young man
named Pleasant Orchard. , .His grand
father, they lay, was a Northern Spy.
He Ms not a Baldwin, but -he makes a
Maiden. Blush. He Is the apple of his
mother's eye, But anyway, that's a
peach of a nam. , , . "
The Consecration of Profits. 7
In "Masters of Capital in America.'?
In the January McClur;, John Moody
and George Klbbe Turner tell-th story"
of railroad control and also ef the con
centration of railroad profits among a
few men. .
"In the meanwhile, it was not control
alone that was centering; It was profit.
This was absolutely inherent In th pro
cess that was going on. Th atrong
railroads were buying stocks by selling
""I una .uudusv 11 wni gopq puilaes
to sell a 4 per cent security to buy on
that could be mad to pay and buy
It at a cost which would make It yield s.
and 10 per cent on the Investment fin.
thing was - continually happening: the
amount of stocks In the hands of the
publid were growing relatively Smaller
all ih time, and th amount of bond
always larger.
"From 189S to 1901 th amount Of
stocks In the hand of the nubile In.
i creased on!w no ,i.t,u in,. ,
iw nH.ne 11 T ta
i: , . 01,, u. umu
five times as great in 190$ as In 1S93.
In 1908 the railroads held almost half
Of the stock tt the country; they had
been replaced In the hands of the pub
Hp principally by bonds. And ever wnon
iocs 01 strong companies were Issued
to buy other stocks, th amount of
stocks In public hands was stm rodnead
I For one share of a strong company sold
ai par or more would pay for two shares,
more or less, In the weaker roads, and
withdraw from public owneshlp.
"A. stockholder Is an owner In a prop
erty! a bondholder Is creditor. So the
general public waa losing steadily its
ownership in American railroads and be
coming elmply a creditor. This condi
tion was not confined to railroad. It
was a movement that was going on In
all the (rren Industrie of th country.
"Now, by this process, the profits of
ownership were concentrated Into a
comparatively smaller body of stock;
but they were still more concentrated
Into the stocks of the dominant com
panies, which held the controlling In
terest In the smaller ones. For example,
the 100 per cent profit from $90,00Q
000 of Southern Paclflo stock bought at
about 60, and th 60 per cent profit
from $80,000,000 of Northern Paclflo
bought at- about par, all centered In
the $300,000,000 stock Of th Onion Pa
cific. "And, last of all. the profits fooussed
again upon the group of men who con
trolled the main property. It was not
only mat they held great blocks of
dominant stocks through a rising mar
kets but their information, as managers.
1, mans
I I.IliI linilH 1 1 W Hnnavart thaiM atlia.
wis to buy and to sell. .
"Fortunes Ilk Harriman's of xTB.ooo.-
000 and $100,000,000 made In a decade
growths such as came to th allle of
Morgan In the northwest from th Great
Northern, which gave a group of man
each scores of million seem by them.,
selves almot miracles. To many they
seom so abnormal as to be credited only
to criminal methods. As a matter of
fact they are simply products of an In
evitable logical process of concentration "
tnat naa taiten place In American rail
roads for the past half century,
Naval Headquarters on the Paclflo.
j?Tom tne Milwaukee Wisconsin. ,
Tt ta ttrnftA f V. a , . V. a i. . ... ... m .
!' m uuiuur ui ean
Francisco should be mad uff.Hntw
deep for naval vessel of the greatest
displacement
Th matter was dloussed in the prea
fflent's cabinet yesterday, and Secretarjr
Meyer said that he would personally ask
for $600,000 for Improvements in the
Immediate vicinity of Mare Island. The
war department has asked for $610,000
for the dredging of Plmol shoal to, to
feet at low water. '
. When the Panama canal Is completed
win spena more urns on the
Pacific lde of the continent 1 than It '
does now. The. Improvement of the
navy ygjd at Mare Island, making It
equal in all respects to the first class
navy yards on the Atlantlo coast, is
sound policy. Meanwhile opportunities
to save by cutting out th useless navy
yards, and by keeping naval conrtruc-
lion within a reasonable limit should
not be neglected.
t (Centrlbnted to Th Journal by Watt Maasn,
the faiuoua hanaua pop., L. p(ua.poema art a
Journal),
;v,HI.r ifuiura ot tan tuluinu la Tb Dull
The old year's gone his misty way;
the new year's with" us, brave and gay
What will the new year bring, we ask.
as we pursue the dally task? Th an
swer to it all depend on divers little
tilings, my friends. If we determine to
do right the year will treat us pretty
white; if we elect to go astray, the year
win soak us -every day. All v.r
nrf fv Mi.Ah .".. , "
ft!" ? tl h9J mo; atwr" Plv
tl.v wl.' I?l-:2r?!!l, ' -
r mlle, and then they snort
n put ome sliver in
"ta l2,tninf ' o't
" . . " " vonie,
2?rV tth hat w know of smile
depend ;upon thlPath w Uk.
ana not on vows w mska n, ' .
you
with
STAul
old year that's slid away beat any year
wioum yetiror rve done
Ooryrlrhc 1910.
teorsa Uatthatr Adima,
! TkNcW,YearI V
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