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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1911.
THEJOURNAL
AS INMiffBNDENT NBW8PAPBK.
C. . JACKSON.
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. tuiiilif mnrnlna at Thi Journal Hull
nil I
in rifts d Yamhill streeta, -Portland, Or.
Entered at tha poatofflea at Portland. Or..
for tranmlMkD tlirouli tha matla a, aarond
claaa matter.
iwHitinN AnvKHTisisn REPRESBNTATivK.
EirJl. K-ntnor ro. n n")r "'."f;
125 Fifth araiine. New ork; 113 I eopif
Gaa Building. Chicago.
Snhacrlptlon Tcrma (it mfl of to any addraaa
In tha United Staten or Mcilco.
DAILY.
On yanr.
...... itf.oo I On month I .80
t" to I o i month .Ml
Ooa rear. .
PAH.Y AND SUNDAY.
'n year..
..ji..fr.) I On month...
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And as the bright sun glorifies
the Rkv.
So is her fHce lllumln'd with her
eve. Phakespoare.
vAi-E RKCirnoriTV
RECIPROCITY Is only a memory, i
It has overwhelmed the Lanrl
er government with disaster. '
The vote against it is a land-!
-slide.
One of tne surprises Is the failure
of the Canadian farmers to go heav
ily for the pact. Instead, the coun
try west of Winnipeg from which
great agricultural support was ex
expected, has gone strongly against
reciprocity. In British Columbia,
scarcely a Liberal is In sight, while
the Conservatives made heavy in
roads In Saskatchewan.
Fielding and Patterson, ministers
of finance and customs respectively,
who negotiated the reciprocity pact i
with the American government, are!
1.iAAm tholr nnm enrtatit nancies n
, " , . ; ' ,
fact extremely significant of the
overwhelming opposition to reel- j
proclty.
Causes that have not been appreci
ated in the 1'nlted States figured
largely In the result. The Canadians
reasoped that It was a case of only
8.000.000 people against 100,000,-:
000. and that they were very small
stockholders in a very large agree- i
ment. This view was reflected 'rp-;
Qiiemiy in ine lanaman pre, ami i
ii unaouDieaiyMercihea large ,-
ence among the Canadian masses. ,
whose votes cannot be otherwise in-
lerpre.e.. u , m., . 'lV,nhout charRe and marked copy be :
roniiaeijce in inw jusuit biiu ion i
ness of the American government.
Another Influence that did not
reach the American public is the fact
that the great movement of trade In
Canada, especially in western and
middle western Canada, Is almost
wholly east and west. Canadian
transportation Is so arranged, and ;
removal of the tariff wall on many
products. Canadians reasoned, would
hsve taken drummers from Ameri
can establishments along the border j
into Canada, and have resulted In a
diversion and demoralization of the"1 waiue. . aim v ,r at
established system of Canadian com- Portland, livestock shows every
merce. While the pact could have where, church fairs, school fairs, and
been broken at the end of two years I pwy 0,her known organization
b'v either partv. there is no question ! P,nnR ltfl bK does its Paid ad"
that this nronosed condition exer- i vertlslng on bill boards, streetcars
rised large inflnence and contributed
to the anti-reciprocity landslide.
A new aspect of the voting Is that
Quebec, which has alway held the
balance of power, did not figure as a
deciding factor in the present In
stance. The Conservative govern-
ment has a clear majority without
the Quebec influence, an influence j
k,. .v, r .,ii.. !
ruiiiai I aroril 111: i.miini auniim.ii n-
tlon. ward. They are expected to bnot
Fear of annexation, undoubtedly i the community, to promote devolou
contributed Its full share to Laurl- I ment, to distribute free favors to all,
er"s defeat, though even Champ and to be the all around handy ser
Clark's joke did not supply the vant of the public, with never a
slightest reason for belief that thin thought by the dear people that ein
country desires to gobble up Canada, ployea cannot be paid, that white
Reciprocity was a desirable rela- , paper and printing machinery can-
tlon for hoth entint rlis Dnt fnnnrta not be bought with wind.
reWtK it It haK mnnii fartnrers i
just as has the Cnlted States, who
are selfish for themselves and are1 of their munities in progress nnd
able to fill tho minds of the masses i appointments. All of them arc out
with economic heresies. Since Can- spoken and courageous exponents of
ada rejerts American overtures for truth, righteousness nnd public wi
ll natural trade relation, it might )if fare. Theirs is a leadership nnd a
as well for the 1'nlted States to make
the present status even more unnat
ural. IS THE JOIRNAL UNFAIR
T
UK JOURNAL 1b charged with
unfairness to President Taft
The Journal is never pur
posely unfair to anvbodv T'
maintains a department of ' Mtcrr?
from the people" in which every ore
wlth a grievance has a hearing.
It has unstintedly praised the
president for his Arbitration policy
It applauded his loeiprocity pol'cv.
It praised his appointment ,,f
Fisher to succeed Mr. Ma 1 ' i n r In
the Interior dcpsrtnu-ni. i r 1 1 -plauded
his retention of r. Wil.'v.
It gives tn Mr. Taft full ccdi'
for whatever he docs tin! jt ho
lleves to be fnr the welfare of this
country. It criticizes whatever t,,.
does that seema out of harmony wi'Ii
good publi? policy. If U did 1c;;r, it
would be false to its duty, it
claimed that The Journal misquoted
iwr. ran in nis uetrolt sncech. 1M
quottftl
on -was "we can pet along '
wiiuuui cwmjieiii ion. we ran get
along without monopoly, arid the
business men of tlieVcoimtry must
equate themselves wiji that, nects
, it 0
ifrd'tvcialmefl-that- what tho presi
dent actually said at Detroit wav
"We did get along wllh com pent ion;
we can get along with it; rid get
along without monopoly; we v.un g"'
along without it; and the lin.iinesr,
merr of this country must square j
themselves with that necessity.
. The first quotation was printed in
The Journal exactly as It reached the
paper by wire. The second Is from
an advanced conv of the speech sMt
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w ii uciio;, auu icwncu iii i
, 0 ' r -
Th Journal office after the speech
hnd been delivered. Its transmission
by mall having been delayed 'so that!
transmission by wire was made
necessary In ordor to reach the of -
flee In time for publication.
There is a wide difference in the
meaning of the two quotations. The
Journal hopes the -president used the
latter and far better utterance. The
fart that It appears In his speech nr.
' prepared' before delivery would be
t a . ,
, presumpt inn mat mo inner qum a-
tlon reflects his convictions.
What he actually snld in his
sneech. whether It was that whieh :
reached The Joumnl by wire or that
which reached The Journal by mnil
is a matter of some doubt, and The
Journal gives him the benefit of the
doubt, ascribing the difference in
text to an error in telegraphic trans- j
mission. I
Mr. Taft's own attitude In the ,
past made ft perfectly easv to accent
the wire report of Ills speech ns cor
rect. At the beginning "f his l.i:d
tour, Mr. Taft eulogized Aldrlch. flej
declared "the Iayne-Aldrlch tariff
the best ever enacted." He kept Hal- j
linger In his cabinet and when fin- j
ally forced to dismiss him, gave him )
one of the strongest Indorsements
ever accorded a mbllc man.
Mr. Taft urged passage of reci-i
ucts from Canada free. He vetoed
the farmers free list admitting maDy
tniBt products free.
XI a ii nmsl r n I f tt mil H ! tr farm
products on the free list, hut vetoed ! to ,he rvl of Irish cottage indus
a bill placing farm Implements on ,rP9' the spread of improved agri
the free Hat. Me insisted that the ".Mure, the proofs of enterprise in
duty should not be cut on trust-made j mnnv PBrIS-
canned goods, but vetoed a hill cut- I The strikes are said' to have start-
line duties on food and rlothlmr. i
Mr Toffs ofHtnHft hm iionn di- 1
tlnctly favorable to the trusts, and (
the trusts are crazy
, tpd
'
to have him
THE IT - STATE TRESS
T
HE up-state newspaper men are
In session In Portland.
Much is aFked of them and
little bestowed. The man who
want free publicity and gives non
, hac )n avprtiHing bPf!eppg all'delaved A prosperous nation and
newspapers, but none more than the j
up.ptate publications.
f dumps 1
nKnPSSP(1 ,,,, tlwi of mattr.r with!
rpquost u spBC8 j
f
There are the local real estate
men ' who refuse to advertise, hut
want their names to appear In any
mentlop of a sale. There Is the bus
iness man who never spends a cent
for publicity, hut wants a writeup of
:a newly arranged show window.
' There Is tho doctor who holds It un
professional to advertise, hut raises
a fuss If his name is left out of the
account of an accident.
State fairs, county fatrs, expos
itions at San Francisco
CTnnoltlnna
' l'
1 -a r in. T J- J ril l n t .
nnd otherwise, expecting the newsna-
per man to provide its publicity free
Of charge
Newspapers, big and little, ke
willing horses, have been ridden to
death. Though their space Is their
stock In trade, their only means of j
real revenue, they are expected to ,
Rive H 1 -re nnd bestow It there. I
money
without price and
without hone or nromise of rMt
hope or promise of re-
..
The un-state newsnaner is worthy! r'
of its hire. Most of them are ahead
&ervice thatacvery community shonli
appreciate, and generously reward.
CHICAGO CLEANING IT
T
1 1 K civil Rervice commission of :
Chicago has a score of special
Investigators at work to ascer-;
tain the extent of complicity of
the police department In protecting
vice in thai city. Tho fr its of one
day's doings are that what the 'Pec-
ord Herald" describes as an ava
lanche of Information was turned
over to them. This material consist
ed of private confessions of "go-betweens."
stenographic notes of In
terviews, and several hundred let
ters antl many telephone; calls- all
now In the hands of XV. XV. Wheel
ock, special counsel to the commis
sion. This comprises the following;
Name.-; of 3 00 gamblers, said to
have been "protected" by tho police
department. Evidence that severnl
well known criminal lawyers of tho
city have been able to "fix" matters
on a percentage batls. Names of
collectors snld to have received 4 0
per cent of the profits of : aloon vau-
devIHe showR and ho'iises of ill-fame.
Kvldcfi.'i! that hotel proprietors in
the dist i let paid $10 a week for po
lice protection for each girl "pat
ronizing" their places. Names of
three saloon keepers whose places of
business were regular depositories
lor (livel.eepers contiibfltlng to the
police protection fund. These de
tails do not exhaust the list.
I will frankly admit," said Mr.
Wheelock. "that the evidence weob-
tained In this one day is start
ling. v Chicago has in one day
shown Its desire to clean up. ThlH
means that where wo fjnd any po
liceman from a patrolman, up, who
. . . .
uus pioieciod crime
or law .vlola-
tlons or permitted nch to go on to
' his knowledge he will be dealt with.'
Whether all this work represents
nut a moral wave, the force of which
I will subside when the visible signs
of vice are suppressed, remains to
, be seen. It Is to be hoped that it is
on the other hand, the first fruits of
' a deep seated desire, in which all
good citizens are uniting, to thor-
oughly cleanse and disinfect their
great city. The recent report of
' , , , . . . ,
i neir vice commission, is maeea a ier
, rlble indictment reaching not Chica-
go only but all 'cities, great and small
in which similar conditions have
been developed.
STRIKES IN IRK LA XI)
R'
KPORTS of strikes accompanied
by violence, having broken out
In largo districts in Ireland,
with the tying up of food traf
fic on three of the four chief rail
road systems of the country, will be
rend with deep rogret.
It was but the other day that the
secretary of the Irish board of ag
rlculture closed an address on pro
gress in Ireland with these words
"Ireland is now on the up grade.
The movement upwards Is so signifi
cant. Is fed from so many springs of
the national life and wealth
that she is today not only a pro-
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limits one of the most rapidly and
soundly progressing; nations in the
I world." The same address referred
from Insignificant i.MiuteR ou
wages, between carters and laborers
in Dublin and their employers, and
to have spread from hour to hour
from those small beginnings over the
wole island. Standstill wnges at
starvation point, and increased cost
of all necessaries of life, have doubt
less brought Dublin unskilled labor
to the fighting point as In London
The result in each city will must
bethe same. The only wonder is
st. the uprisings have been so long
js starving workers presents anoma
IllVVthat are certain of redress In this
twentieth century when once the
light. of heaven has shown Into the
homM and on the struggles of the
poor
At the meeting of the British As
sociation ten days ago Professor
Chapman connected directly the rise
In food prices with the falling vnlue
of gold, and predicted a series of
strikes during the next three years.
TRACTORS FOIt PLOWING
A
N important test has Just been
concluded at Winnipeg, Mani
toba, of traction motors In
plowing, with a view to deter-
, h Inlni 14 MAa4 ria a irA y 9 i 1 r m
iiliiuiiR tun . ij.l yr-. " ' " ii
MA.. At 1 ..LI... I J
wun ine raniiuii uiarmuen cuierou.
These tests have been In progress for
two weeks In order that the results
might be conclusive. The following
are figures given by the Judges:
The cheapest acre plowed was by
a 25-hcrrse power Titan, drawing
flv9 T- and - P,ows" Reckoning
gasoline ni id rents per Kmiun iiiw
cost was 25 H cents per acre. At 20
PPnt Raltne the cost per acre was
ralse(1 to 31 centa- The 8con(1
cheapest acre was by a 4 5-horse
' w " nt JoHne'
Average cost, with 15 cent gasoline
" ..vo i . .
"" ' " 6""'
The highest cost per acre was by
another make of machine whlih av
eraged 74 2 cents per acre on 15
i cent gasoline, or 9S.9 cents per acre
I on 20 cent gasoline.
I Doubtless, In the days to come, we
shall see plowing by machine con
tracted for at the rate of 20 acres a
I day, at a price of not more than
CPnts per acre. Then the time
.and labor of tho farmer will be avail
'able for less tedious and mechanical
work.
A NEW ANANIAS CLUB
KT
It. LLOYD-OEOROE, the Brit
ish chancellor of the excheq
uer, shines In other fields be
sides those of finance and pol
itics. A duy or two after the recent
session of parliament he returned to
l's veisn nome. l nere ne spoKe ai
the layln
of the foundation stone
of a Baptist church. He Is one who
emphasizes the connection between
reltiilon and civic duty, and upholds
a common standard of right and
1 wrong in each sphere. This is the
; use that he made of Ananias:
"One of the first tasks the Christ
ian church undertook after its foun
dation was to improve the material
conditions of Its members and to set
I aside officers for that purpose,
i There are certain people today who
'talk about Ananias. Ananias was
j a man who made a false return of the
' property he had sold In order to re
Iduce his contribution to the eom-
munlty to which he belonged. There
, are many men of that type today."
The definition may he of use to
assessors who face continually the
men who try to escape their right
eous contribution to the assessment
i rolls, and blind themselves to the
' fact, that a lie to the public is no less
a'sin than a lie to the Individual.
In her petition for divorce, a
Washington, D. C, woman demands,
among other Items of expense for
her support, $30 h month for milk,
fche must use It for bathing pur
poses and sprinkling the lawn. t
The new estimate of New York's
population is 5,000.400. Now York's
"four hundred" is apparently count
ed separately from the common
herd.
Kven with nearly three quarters
of a million saved by tbe governor's
.. '
vetoes, the latest legislature appro
priated nearly $6,000,000. Can we
stand a special session called on a
pretense of road legislation but
really urged by numerous members
as a chance to pass more appropria
tions now demanded and to consider
all manner of bills?
Letters From tke People
(( ommnnlratloru out to Tha Journal for pub
lication In thla department should not exceert
800 worda Id length and rouat ba accompanied
t7 tbe bam and adilrcaa of tbe aender.)
Opposes Extra Session.
Portland, Sept. 21. To the Editor of
Tho Journal: There appear to lie qui to
an agitation at this time as to the call
ing of a special 'session of tho leijisla
1 1 1 1 i. mnrfl nn rilrularlv for the purpose
of enacting good roads legislation.
Let us make some lnveBUKauons aiong
thla line. It has been about seven
months since the OreKOn legislature ad
journed, hnvlng passed some Rood roads
hills, and that, too, after a bitter ana
acrimonious flfiht among the lpftlsla-
ors. Have we any assurance that there
would not be a bitter contest at this
Inie over this subject when we consider
hat the same body f men are to be
called on to act on the same subject?
lave we any certain knowledge that a
majority of these men. have changed
their views and will agree or tnai mey
do agree before being called In special
aeeslon? Would It not seem a little
presumptuous for th governor to call
the members of the legislature In spe
cial session to act on matters vetoed
br him only last February?
.There are many questions entering
Into this matter of good roads leglsla
tlon. How many oountlea ar there tn
this state that desire) to bond for tha
purpose of building good roads? Not
many, I assure ymi.
The matter. of bonding a county heav
ily Is a serious thing to do, and should
not be done except in Cases of great
emergency such ns suppressing an In
surrection or repelling an Invasion, or
matters of that character.
Let us remember that If a county Is
heavily bonded, say for a half or one
and One-half million dollars, and this
money Is put Into the hands of three
men to spend, two of them a majority
In saying where It shall be spent, there
Is grave danger nf a great waste being
Inaugurated tn Its expenditure
Three men with a barrel of money to
spend; three men with the county by
the throat calling on taxpayers to
"cough up" to the tune nf a million or
more! Does this look good to you, Mr.
Taxpayer? Will we ever learn that we
cannot tax ourselves rich? ;
I am In favor of good ronds, as I I
believe all other falrmlnded men are in
favor of bettpr highways, but I am not
cost maximum
Our good roads should be constructed
at the least possible expense to the tax-
payrr and all money appropriated for
such purposes should be properly safe-
guarded In every form.
I besleve the majority of the counties
of this state are able to construct their
own roads without bonding themselves
Individually or collectively now or any
othor time.
Speaking for myself as a resident and
taxpayer of this state, I am opposed to
the calling of a special session of the
legislature at present and thereby allow
the subject to come up In due course
at the next regular session. Yours truly.
J. W. MORTON,
Hood River, Or.
Civil Service Rules.
Portland. Sept. 19. To the Kdltor of
The Journal According to a recent is
sue of The Journal, the civil service
commission has decided that all em
ployes In the water department shall be
chosen from the civil service list
Now I am an advocate of civil ser
vice. rules, and this decision meets my
hearty approval, but I am at a loss to
know why they have discharged all of j
...w .......... . . . i . .j . . . i , ii v, were 1 1 Li I on
mo iiai una aiiowea cauiKers who are
not on the list and are not even citliens
of the United States, to rtn.ln their
positions when there are American-
born citizens on the list who are quall-
riea to rill these positions, who have
not been called out and some of whom
are worsing as laborers. If this is
considered Just, then my Idea of Justice I
Is at fault. Why should an v dlHtlno- ,
. '
,,on he made between the laborer and I
the mechanic In this respect?
And aaln. why should those who are
entitled to these positions bo deprived
of them while those who are not to
entitled are allowed to hold 'them? If ,
we are going to have civil service rules
let thctn be enforced to the letter. If
not. discard them. K. LESLIE, City.
, . n, , . I
Klood Relations of Peter ORden.
McMlnnvollc. Or.. Kept. 19. To the
Kditor of The Journal Have been a!.
subscriber of vnur nnnr mo
I read a letter in The Journal from T. i
C. Elliott of Pendleton, dated August
is. tn regard to the name of Peter
Rkoen Ogden. He states that the last
blood relative of Peter Bkeen Ogden
had died. There are still two grand
children of Peter' Skeen Ogdrn yet liv
ing In Oregon. I am one nnd my broth
er, William Skccn Ogden. is the other.
lie was named for his grandfather.
Our fnthor nhn At.A A7. ......
Isaac ORflen, son of Peter Skeen Ogden
My father married Annie Manson'
- ' jinn oftij, w .t
daughter of Donald Manson, a Hudson !
Hay man. We never knew Mrs Har- i at"ter speciuuy cicik-cu i-
rlet Ogden Chase. T wrote a letter tO!al and the "urflc of OU.r f.rln..
T. C. "Elliott. Pendleton. Or hut nt U I
back. I am hoping he will sec this In
your columns and write to me, as I
would like to hear more of that rela
tive, Mrs. Harriet Ogden Chnne.
MRS. SARA OODEN DRAPER.
Oregon Oornplexlpns.
Portland. Sept. 18. To the Editor of !
The Journal In reading Wednesday's I
Journal I wns amused at the Wyoming ;
Krniiem.iM i or nm nemg oetier postea
In regard to .the complexion of the Ore-j
gon ladies. .
The superb climate of Oregon Is all
the powder and 'paint that Is required
tp make beautiful rosy cheeks and fair
complexion.
The women of Oregon are world re-
rowncd for their beautiful natural com
plexions nnd I might add home loving,
industrious. wide awalio, up-to-date
Kil ls. If they doubt this let them come
and see for themselves. We will be I
Ki;m - to pnuw uiem a goon neia ror
good husbands." KVEL.INE D.
Opposes Special Session
Portland. Or., Sept. 20. To the Editor I
of The Journal! want to add my com-
mendatlon of The Journals position
with repect to the extra session of I
tha legislature. The editorial In this I
evening's paper and one a few days ago
correctly reflect the situation.
Tho legislative body is composed of
the name men who Inst winter spent
tho session in a hitter controversy over I
road measures. T hew. passed bills which j
tho (Tood Roads asonolutlon of Oregon
publicly petitioned the governor to veto, i
What pohsible assurance have we that
any or the legislators have changed
their opinions? What assurance have
we that good roads propositions would
meet with any better treatment at the
hands of the legislature than it re
ceived last February?
I am for good roads, first, last and
all the time. Hut, 1 have no hope that
the present members of "tha legislature
would do any better now than tin- did
before. The domand of some of the leg-
COMMENT AND
SMALL CHANGE.
Bo long as the retail pries of beer
does not go up, the common people will
not revolt.
.
Put in tha other fellows' places
most severe critics might do worse than
thOBe criticised.
One of the most excusable lies a man
can tell Is to say that his wife Is the
best woman on earth.
'
In some Important matters President
Taft Is undoubtedly about right, but
are they the most important ones?
v
Miss Qaby Des Lys says she Is 'wed
ded to Art." If Art were a sentient
being It would doubtless sue for a di
vorce at once.
a
As Is usually tlie case with Oregon
agriculturists, the bopgrowers were
worse scared than hurt, but there was
more reason than usual this time to
worry.
'
The opening of the Reed Institute,
even on a small scale. Is a notable
event. It will gradually expand Into A
great Institution, of Inestimable bene
fit to Portland.
a
The governors of all the woman suf
frage states stand up for It gallantly;
they may want office again. But really,
woman suffrage seems likely to ex
pand Into some other states.
a a
To officers hunting for ths perpetra
tors of a murder, "trifles light as air,"
In connection with other clrcumstanoes,
become confirmation "strong as proofs
of holy writ" against a suspected man.
a
If people make any trouble because
In oonsequence of unjust government,
they are starving to death, shoot them
down. Teach them to keep their vulgar
mouths shut and starve peaceably; that
Is what soldiers are for.
a
Presldont Taft says that many people
talk about the anti-trust law and the
recent decisions of the supreme court
who don't know what they are. Hut
does anybody, even the supreme court
Itself, know what the law and decisions
are?
a
From way back east and the middle
west, from Arkansas to Maine, the colo
nists, of homes In quest, come pouring
In again. Thrtce welcome they; old Ore
gon for a million such has room, her
plains and vales and hills upon, to make
waste places bloom. Kre long they'll
Join with those long hero tn praising
this best state: and more thankful be
from year to vear, to westward pulling
fate.
SEVEN NATIONAL
Francis Joseph Haydn.
n ,B ,eneral)y Buppsed that
Bonie er'at n4'0"1 ls necessary
; to call out a first-class national hymn,
I that an author must be Inspired with a
! great amount of enthusiasm at the time
L0 tran(,fer hls Inspiration upon paper
. . . , , h. fAi n(i
' ,uch a ""T M " ' j
: Properly touch the responding chord of
nafrtntlBm anions' his people. It was
crises such as these, or some especially
notable happening, whicn produced such
music as the national hymns of France,
of Germany, of England and tn the writ
ing of our own "America" and "The.
Star tepangled Banner."
There ls one splenditfexceptlon to this,
however, and; which ls all the mors not
able because It is one of the most beau
tiful and melodious of all national an
Ihems the lovely Austrian hymn. This
noble composition was written by re
quest and in cold blood, so to speak. At
the time there was neither war nor ru
mors of war darkening the horlion.
The composer . was Francis Joseph
Haydn, or "Papa Haydn," as he was
familiarly known by his countrymen, on
account of His long and happy life and
the wonderful freshness and tunefulness
of his music. Haydn wrote two great
nun iv.--, i -1 - v.. . - -
ons." beside
hundreds of Instrumental
pieces. But It ls by the first two com
positions named that the venerable
Haydn is best remembered.
When he was writing "The Creation,"
the story goes, he came to that descrip
tive aria "Rolling in Foaming Billows,"
in which we are supposed to find a fine
rnnresentation of the primeval ocean
i .i, nf uaritn xx-nn tha arnneral
in 1 1 1 ..I. y . . .. j .-
thing for composers to write "imitative
music." It was usual for them to try
. jim k m,.ani of musical sounds.
; 8ucn things as the creeping of a worm,
:... ...mn. n h.Mtnnii tht IctDlni o(
, ,hn of - aove.
! Wne'n Hay(jn was writing the above
!.rla he reCognized how helpless ho was
, fn'ng to ' produce sounds which he
had never heard. He had lived in v lenna
Bll hla ufe ftnd had never set eyes on the
.
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lsiators mm win ""-"m.. "--
confined to road legislation ls proof that
the best thing to do Is to drop the sud
Ject. Tho last session cost the taxpay
ers nearly J5, 000, 000 and that Is enough.
A FRIEND OF GOOD ROADS.
Apples, Six for a Quarter.
To the Kdltor of The Journal: It Is
gratifying to note that my little essay,
published In The Journal, relative to the
amazing price charged for apples In this
Icily has brouglil rortn miior io""
i ",,ns to Tne Jurlial on t,he same !lne'
..... ..IK.i.
I can understand tnai appies ui a Hi
f F.ngianc ana our ir
Germany, and that class of people, are
not for ordinary folk, but there must
be bushels and bushels of apples grown
In the Immediate vicinity of. Portland
that could be brought In hywagons and
sold here quite as cheaply as are a'pples
In the middle west states. There ex-
1 1 .... f fiimiDa rnn h Knutrhr. for winter
. .t nn r.nt. bushel.
A'nd there are other things to mention
)n t,,!,, connection. I understand that
, one reason assigned for the high prices
of an kinds of fruit and vegetables here
i, th. ii,pV nre nf a tierlshable charac
ter and that If not sold wi'hln a short
time they decay and thus Iftss ls in
curred. It seems to me that a whole
lot of that loss would be saved If prices
were fixed nt a figure which would
permit of the "plain people" buying
them. Take cniitnlounes. for example.
,iat Rell for 10 cents apiece and aro
,. hi nn man's fist. If thev
,., .m at a ,.nta ,-,.rt,itniv mm-a than
double the quantity t lint are now sold
would be used. In tho restaurants alone
there would he a large Increase In the
number used dally If the price was cut
in two.
Meanwhile that sugar trust, accord-
ing to the news dispatches, Is again
soaking the public at a rate which will
make tho excess charges for this year
foot up $40,000,000. That Is a big sum
of money; very few of us outside the
trusts will cs?ar even a million dollars
this year. 1 doubt If even the man who
sells apples In this town at fi cents
apiece and cantaloupes at 1ft cents each
will make that much clear of expenses,
JOHN THOMAS.
Mr. Laffertjr Explains.
Pt Louis, Mo.. Sept. 21. To the Ed
itor of The Journal. On purchasing
Journal of September 15th here today
I notice lnqulrywif "A Subscriber" as to
provisions of new law granting leaves
of pbsonce to homesteaders In eastern
Oregon was Incorrectly answered by
Assistant United States Attorney Mn.
Oulre. The- amendment -won written by
myself and grants leaves of absence to '
NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS.
A bakery Is to be established mi Eu
gene that will produce 1000 loaves a
day- a
Dalrvmen at Port Orford are or
ganising to establish a cooperation
creamery.
The fire engine at Corvallls will be
drawn bv two fine black Percherona
which were bought a few days ago for
$575.
a
The new dryer at Cottage Grove,
built to replace the one burned- last
year, has a capacity of 2fi tons of gTcen
fruit at one filling. The first fruit
was received Monday.
a '"
C. S. Wheeler, who lives near Hood
River, has raised a corn crop this year
that will make 90 bushels per acre. He
exhibits ears 11 Inches long. The crop
was made in 90 days.
a 4
Coqullle Herald: The Coqullle mill
Is busy on local orders, cheese boxes
being a large part of its output. The
Dig new saw mm neiow town, wmcn
had ,a reorganization of management
Inst "week, will soon be running.
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Snlo News: Lebanon Is experiencing
a sort of building boom'. Besides the
new three story hotel and a block of
business buildings, there are some 12
to 15 residence buildings in course of
erection.
a
Milton Eagle: A mule on ths H. M,
Cockburn wheat ranch fell into one of
the wells on the place and after several
haaurs was put on solid earth again by
means of a block and tackle and the
assistance of several men. ' No serious
Injury was done the mule.
William Hunsaksr of Ptna Valley,
?ro3peotlng with oompantone recently
ound a stone, supposed to be a me
teorite, 12 feet long and weighing
many tons. It is surmised by tbe
finders that the meteor ls one that
was seen to fall in that regon in 1885.
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Bandon Recorder: The Bandon Fur
niture company has a myrtle library
table on exhibition that ls certainly a
thing of beauty and would no doubt
take first prise In competition for
beautlfu-1 furniture with most any piece
of furniture made in any land.
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A memento in the possession of Mrs.
F. A. Stewart of Bandon, and highly
prized, Is a mallet made from the axle
of the first wagon ever in Curry coun
ty. The wagon was brought across the
plains by John Pewey and was after
wards owned by Mr. Riley, Mrs. Stew
art's father. i
SONG WRITERfif
ever changing seas. In order to be as
accurate as possible, he resolved upon
crossing the English channel to Lon
don, during which trip he succeeded In
getting a very vivid idea of what the
ocean looks like in a storm.
While in the English metropolis
Haydn was greatly impressed by the
universal respect and affection exrlnced
by the people for their national anthem,
"Ood Save the King." Thereupon the
Austrtan composer Vowed if he lived to
reach his beloved Vienna again he would
endeavor to compose an antbem which
should be to Austria and the Austrlans
what the'natlonal song of their country
was to England and the English.
This resolve he was able to carry Into
effect. Upon his return Haydn broached
the idea to the court chamberlain and
was by that official duly commissioned
to compose music to the words begin
ning, "Ood preserve our Franz, the kais
er," and shortly the new song appeared
the most beautiful, the most melodious
and the mont dignified of all the world's
great national anthems.
The popularity of the Austrian hymn
was Immediate, apart from the fact that
a royal decree mads It the official an
them of the empire. Although nearly a
century and a half has elapsed since its
birth, the Austrian hymn shows no
abatement of its well deserved and world
wide popularity. It ls a model for all
that a great national song should be.
Haydn himself thought so well of it
that he afterwards Introduced it into his
famous "Kaiser Quartet."
Hydn wrote the Austrian hymn tn
1797, two years before ths "Creation"
was finished, and IS years before his
death. Tn 1 SOS he made his appearance
In public for the last time and died on
May 31 of the following year. On May
26 he was carried to his piano and
played over three times his emperor's
hymn with great emotion, whlr?h was the
last time the composer's fingers touched
the Instrument before which he had
spent so many Industrious years.
Tomorrow Robert Burns).
all homestead entrymen in Ths Dalles,
Hums, Vale and LaQrande land dis
tricts till April 15. 1912, and applies to
those wishing to make commutation
proofs as well as others. When entry
man takes advantage of the leave of
absence, he must make up the time
later. Evidently copy of new law has
not yet reached United States attorney's
office, which fact accounts for the er
ror of Mr. MaUuire In referring to an
old law passed by the sixty-first con
gress. A. W. LAFFERTV, M C.
Over Six Tons of Peachen From 110
Trees.
Dee, Or., flept. 20. To the Editor of
The Journal 81x and one-half tons of
shippers ls the record of 110 Crawford
peach trees belonging to Dr. E. J.
Welty on her place In the upper Hood
River valley, which she has Just har
vested. The trees are seven years old
an'd last year produced a like amount.
W. H. MARSHALL.
Against a Special Session.
From tho Eugene Register.
Now comes the state fair bourd and
asks that If a special session of t Vmi leg
islature Is held a measure bo Introduced
and passed raising the appropriation for
prizes from $16,000 to SJS.OUO. That ls
tho trouble with most special sessions.
The effort beln; made to have one
called ' t"9 enact good roads legislation
should be sat ddwn upon. The time be
tween now and tho next regular session
can bo profitably spent In getting to
gether on what we really do want and
need In the matter of good roads laws
and then we will be In better position n
the course of regular legislation to get
a wise and Judicious good roads law en
acted. There are too many axes to
grind at the average speclRl session, and
unless an "actual emergency oxistn, spe
cial sessions, at best, are an added ex
pense without a corresponding public
benefit.
The Poor Man's Plaint.
Cost of living makes me numb,
Everything is much too hlghf
I must pay a pretty sum
When I eat goose liver pie.
When I Inke my terrapin
Thoughts conflicting me do rack;
Sorrow I am burtod In
When. I order canvasback.
When I flowers b.ty for Nell .
How tbe hsrd earned' money 'slides!
And the ducats go poll-moll
For Carlssa's nuto rides. . J..
Opera seats aro gdng up,
And champagne rates never fall-
Full nf sadness is my cup.
Poor men have no chance at sill
Nathan
Times.
M. Levy, in tbe New York
A Convict's Letter:
H. Franks in Salem Journal
Salem, Or. I wish tp speak a few'
words of praise through the columns of
the Journal in regard to the great work
of reform that has been Iwrought in ths
state penitentiary at Salem through the
hiinistrations of Governor Oswald West,
together with the aid of the peniten
tiary officials, y. 11. Curtis, warden, and
Superintendent C. W. James.
I have Just been released today from
that penal institution, having served
two and one half years for the crlrrjtf
of larceny committed at Baker City, Or:,
and am able to notice and speak of 'a
radical change that has taken place
since my Incarceration and of ths
chunge that has gradually been made
since my first coming into the institu
tion. 1 wish to praise the methods of
Governor West, who has put new life
into each individual in the prison that
nas Deen nis good fortune to meet with
such a man as Governor West and to
come In personal contaot with and ths
governor ls interested in the work of
reform to such an extent that he. has
placed the prison and grounds, by the
aid of his officers, upon an entirely dif
ferent scale. jEach one is now making
bomethlng for himself in the shop, also
in the brick yard, those who are farm
trusties and those upon the highways,
these and all of these are the one great
work of Governor West's policy of re
form set in motion In ths stats of
Oregon. The prison has taken on new
life in ths way of many reforms, in
the way of clothing, cell construction
and in the way of food, good food, that
has been Inaugurated in the three tabU
proposition, whereby a man whose de
portment is good and who attends to his
duties as required, may obtain some of
the comforts to be found in tha home
and then It brings a man baok Into bis
own again and back to Ufa A new au
ditorium has been built, which is used "V
for .divine purposes of worship for
(none who wisn to auena on each Bun
day and at other tiroes. On each Tues
day night and other occasions, such as
holidays, a moving picture show is
given for the exclusive benefit of the
inmates, a moving picture machine and
apparatus having been provided, hav
ing been purchased by the convicts, paid
for from the amusoment fund and at no
cost whatever to the state.
Saturday afternoons we have our
usual ball games and other games upon
the grounds and this ls all made pos
sible by our good governor of the state
of Oregon and' our good and efficient
warden, Frank Curtis, and Superintend
ent C. W. James. Our Superintendent
James ls a Just man, with a kind and
pleasing disposition, and ls Interested In
each person In the. institution, does all In
his power any one can possibly do for the
boys. Frank' Curtis, warden and one of
the greatest factors in Governor West'H
policy of reform, he too. is In his work
soul and body, with the Inmates trying
constantly and dally and hourly. If need
be. to try to help some poor unfor
tunate to lead a better life and different
life, ls kindly disposed to all in his
charge, and last but not least the Dr.
Philip Bauer, chaplain, parole offloer
and president of the Oregon Prison Aid
society, carrtes with him a goodly sup
ply of good cheer for all ho meets and
comes In contact with; a good man,
well liked by all the Inmates and dolnr
a great work for the boys in' the insti
tution. He brings to us soma of the most
talented speakers, gifted, and singers
of the best talent, who are also taking
an aotive Interest In Governor West's
policy of reform, and altogether for the
great movement and wave of reform of
state institutions. A large number of
the boys have been paroled under the
new parole law and only two or three
have had to be returned and they com
mitted nothing serleus, except perhaps,
in only one Instance. All of them nre In
dustrious and are making good and
keeping their promises to the governor.
Out of the large number that are work
ing outside the walls, not one has mads
his escape. I now go forth Into the
world a better and purer roan, with my
Ideal looking upward, having suffered
terrible humiliation, but regaining a
loyal love to my fellow men..
Tanglefoot
By Miles
Overholt
THE TOUNO TTPEWRITIST.
Of all' the classic literature Iv been
called on to read,
Ths new typewrltlst's lines, I think, are
somewhat in the lead.
He has a vivid, snappy style: It's oraln
and gruff and heartv:
"Now Is the time for all good man to
come and aid their party."
Hs writes a hundred pages and the
sentences are turned '
With finely-rounded periods two sylla
bles are arjurned
He says, among the other things that
Kei our niinos agog.
In heartfelt style: "The quick brown
iox jumps o ar tne lasy dog."
It's possible, had I the time, to teach a
moral here.
Had I the space. I might insist that,
mninly, folk are queer.
I'd say If we'd confine ourselves to tales
like learners tell
We'd make a blamed sight greater hit
and hold our Jobs as well.
A Tragedy.
He courted her in ardent mood.
Hut when hn wooed she wouldn't.
He married her, nnd Inter rued.
And when she cooed he couldn't.
Mack's National Monthly.
The Vital Issues
(Contributed tn Tbe Journal by Walt Mason.
the rnmimn Kantins poet. Hla pmae-pneros ara aV I
reKnlar featura of thla column lu The Daily I
Journal.)
I do not care a tinker's cuss about
those vital things, concerning which tho
statesmen fuss and crow-and flap their
wings. I saw my little pile of wood,
nnd pay up as I go, and all the world's
serene and good and 1 am shy of woe.
If men would cease to fret so hard
o'er public Ills nnd crimes, and tinker
round their own back yard, they'd have
much better times. It Is a narrow,
selfish view of course, that's under
stoodbut folks who're always in a
Ftew don't seem to do much good. I
think that I do Just as much to help tho
world along when I mow weeds and
ltur.it Dutch or Alpine yodllng song. T
do us much when T produce my little
roll of hills, and pay the milkman for
bis Juice, the druggist for his plHs.
I've often noticed that tho men who
paw the nlr and bawl, nre slow at dig
ging up .the yen when bill collectors
call. I'll let the nrftlon go Its gait; I'll
stmply let It slide; I couldn't keep the
blamed thing straight, no odds how
hftrd I tried? I'll lot the statesmen
blow the rosin fronv lips that never
rest, and 1 11 Just tinker round at home,
and do my little best. i
rv,n-ii,i fon i.. y fk . c.
George Matthew Adams,
A