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o: 1 ' 4 . i J J A OURNA A V IM't'ENPE.VT NTCWSPArF.il. 4', s: ,lBuUhe i ' l. Z'fry Trl (fi"ut Sunday "! efrc PnndBiT UKmltie it The Journal Bull I -1. rtfib and Vamblll atrwta, Portland. Or. ty -JllitimSi. r ,tk mailer. ln.KiHONrs Main tits: Hom. i.'i lySSS Z?ittmZ?y Vi.aciviN advertising kepesent ati ve p'njpmtn a Kentaor Oo, Bmnawict Bniwin. i ruin iTm. itm lora, -... " Bnlldtnt. Cfcfearo. PohK-rtptlna Twmt by tl cr to r add! j to til United State r Hexlcv. DAILY. ' . On yar....... .J5.no Oc xratt..,.....l JO sryrtAt. Cm year....... .11.50 I Oti nxmtb .4 -S3 DAILY AND 8UXPAY. ' On yr 17.60 I On Bxsntli. .,.,,..$ .69 ( So by falea learning la good i ; ' sense defae'd: I Borne are bewildered In the mass ,v " of schools. . :. ! And some made coxcombs, na- I ture meant but fools, i - rope. CONSTITUTIONAL T HE Initiative and referendum are constitutional. By a unan lmous bench It was so adjudged In the federal supreme court yesterday. It is doubtful if any decision in Ihe history of the court carried greater consequences. An1 adverse decision would have struck at the very root of popular" government It would have held that laws could , only be made by delegated bodies, and they would have been delegated bodies with all restrictions removed except the executive veto, The present decision immediately affects every citizen of he country. It Is a history-making decision, In - th it It unalterably determines what may be the form of the American, republic as to legislation. , The Dred Scott decision affected only slaves "and slaveholders. It in volved "only Buplrfor them as came under the terms of thef fugitive slave law. They were but a limited part of the body politic. - Yet, the Dred Scott decision was a part of a propaganda that led to bloody revolution. It had to be wiped out by cavalry, infantry and cannon. Who knows what might not have been the ultimate conse quences of a decision yesterday de claring direct leeislatlnn InvntMt 1 These would havo been unfor- i been enough. IA one of the supreme ; n8 rea corporation yesieraay, tunate times for such a decision. . A court decisions, Justice King de-i d,eclar,n.s effect that the " initia few days ago no less a man than theiclared that the people have a right- and referendum are.not to vlo head of the steel trust said, "Things ! to build a bridge when they please Ration of the federal -constitution and are being said; not dissimilar to the t and where they please. Every Judge ' unclng that tlie .aneBtlon Is po things that were said Just before the, before whom the case was dragged J "ff1 an? whoil3r w,thin the 3urls French revolution." -The next day 'took a similar view, but in spite Ofplction 01 congress t a national figure. In the person of lit all the Kiernan syndicate carried ) The people (5f Oregon adopted the Dr. Wiley, made the same statement Hhelr contention Into the court of (initiative and referendum by a vote A day later the head of the depart-last resort, where they were as over-1ot 62-02- Tha vote against it was ment of political economy In one of whelmlngly beaten as in the courts;081 6668' -It-w-M a verdict the cor our great universities gave slmi-! Delow ... . .'poration ought to hay respected.. It lar testimony. They are startling The' Broadway bridge was a laud-. "toSttld have accepted the; decision of uiuugins 10 oo in me minas or tinguished men An adverse decision by. the high est court would not have Cammed up the rising . tide of public sentiment for popular . legislation. Forty eu-t ..preme court decisions could not . have stayed it? They would only! have "added to the popular discon-i tent, ana must nave resulted In a clamor that would have shaken the foundations of government. Reactionaries do not know it, bat the initiative and referendum, are the greatest safety valve In the na tional life. ".' They are a means by which people have assurance that reforms can be : carried out. . They are the plan to which millions are looking today-as a'means of reme- dying evils and reforming abuses. ! If, at one blow; this' safety valve had been removed, there would have im- mediately resulted a' storm of re- sentment, peaceful no doubt, that ; would have shaken the very founda- tlons of - the - republic; President Taftr-in-case-of euca-a - tiecislon, might as well have retired from the presidential race, for he would have been burled under an avalanche of ballots in the November election. l " An adverse decision would have : Immediately .projected 7. opoa the country a paramountl and angry is sue. : The mere denial of the right of popular legislation would have added enormously to the demand for It The court would have been as sailed and Its purposes misconstrued. A great storm of indignation 'wotrid have beaten around the tribunal and around .the White House. The clamor would immediately " have arisen for an amendment to the fed eral . constitution, and around this isBtiBtcsHroBl4Yegathered't.,Rt,4 owners. So; n tax is intended to that would ; have riven party lines and defied party discipline. .... It Is a utruggle that would have been fought to a succesBful termination, even If ,: the eoneluBion flfty.years postponed. f It Is fortunate thattthe court is unanimous, and that the issue Is forever settled. The national, safe ty valve still stands. There is still government nndar, the constitution, and an easy way tofreform evils by use or the ballot box., . Oregon has led the way. ' 7 ;V":': SUGAR THE consumption of sugar in the - continental United States for j the year 1911 was 7670 mil lion jJounds. The avrage per individual was 81.78 pounds, being the record both for aggregate quan tity jind for individual consumption. The previous record was for the year 1907,, V 'ng-81:19 pounds per..heatl. The domestic production of the United States for the past year was' ..liuik. in HI inn vauuilzJjnw.lwU aaai 700 million pounds from cane. Our own islands- contributed ."as follows: Hawaii. 113C .' million Porto Kloo, f.54 EiIIlioc3, is rhiliprlnos, 402 millions.' - Tuba sent us 3193 million pounds for 1911, by. far the largest contri- button. .-The'' next largest was the Dutch .East Indies, from which 353 ( million rounds was shinned to us. ab0t one fourth of all sugar (consumed here Is made at home, an- other one fourth, comes from the lslandsand the remainder from for eign countries. ! r Last year this country produced . r n . vt 0Ter P116 EUgar, In'1901 beet sugar Was less than one third of the total of cane. In 1906 the two were nearly equal. Then the excess of beet became gradually and regularly greater, . . . .. ,.' Probably the .increased- quantity of sugar consumed in this country may be taken -as a fair indication of the rising standard of comfort In- the homes of the pepple.. The .figures of per head annual consumption are as follows: In jl 871, 36J pounds; in 1881, 43 pounds; in 1891. 61 pounds; in 1901, 72 pounds, and in 1911, as mentioned. Just 82 pounds. One other point is that the power of production in every source of sup-!rBt to seek the overthrow of the ply 13 rising, and rising most rapidly.j initiative and . referendum,, and in where the Industry Is now at the J that behalf carried Its suit to the Industry lowest point. For instance. Profes sor Charles "WPlper of the-department of agriculture has Just re turned to Washington after thirteen months in the orient As to the sup ply of sugar from the PhHIptflnes he writes "In sugar alone' the Philip pines could easily produce enough to supply the American demand." VALE KIERXAXISM K IERXANISM was given knock- out drops by the supreme-, court, of the United States yes terday. T The eminent gentle- o taa Ma. i mea woo financed Klernantsm wasted their money, With his mo tions, 'answers, amended answers, ap peals and other nonsensical quibbles, Lawyer Dunlway wasted his time, ' - That which has happened to it Is exactly' what The Journal, aald over and over again, months and months ago, would happen to Kiernanism. The whole struggle of the obstruc-j tlonlstg was foolish and futile. , It t was always without a leg to. stand on, and all lawyers and most laymen knew it Two decisions by the Oregon su preme court fcnd-balf .aHtosea-deels- lona In the ctrcnlt court nbnnld httva ais-'ame enterprise. , n was errort to re- s move' the congestion from the crowded bridges. It was undertaken by command of the people, expressed at the ballot box. The election was regular. The courts so declared 1 it. I The city government approved, and proceeded to carry out the people's Instructions T ? - -. " ; It was government by the ballot" now resisting payment otmore I Vim Tf -am a vmrArnmonfnnc tTta ' than S 1 8.0 0 0 Of ! tax arreftm ffPS J I WAV V VT UJ PV I V -A UiV U b IA LAVA J X bAJtV I j constitution. It was government by I law. -, - -t-v -rf I But a .secret few, with Klernan and Dunlway, as their tools,' under-'part inrir tha nnimta 4a Knit took thrpngh the courts to beat or- deny government and inaugurate 'control by the few. " The undertak- ing failed miserably, as it ought to have failed. The gentlemen who sat on the tall of "progress and . hollered "Whoa," have been kicked off. We still have government under the con- stltution JUSTIFIED AID T HE Shanghai Central China Famine Relief committee have sent-out some bulletins that are strong - supports for the appeal for aid for the famine sup ferers recently Issued. ' !Tahy -will gTvefarmore readily if their contributions are not ''pour ing rice into the rathole of famino" as the committee express it, but will be spent on relief taking the form of wages for constructl.ve work to kill the fear of future famines. The local committee In- the Wuhu faminq district recommended the, re building of a great dyke along the river 6 0 miles In length. Within this district are a great many large be levied for the dyke building. The large land owners will have to find their quota. Many of them live in Shanghai ' and " are wealthy.; The had beenKsmall land owners, many of whom are ruined by the floods, will be aided by the relief committee to pro vide their tax but the committee will oversee all the work which Is designed by the American engineer sent out by the American Red Cross for ' this purpose. The wages will go to the famine sufferers. the "test works" plan used in India will be adopted. Test works' are opened. People swarm inn-om the surrounding villages and are set to work. When they find they must work hard, then unless there is real need they leave. If they kefep at work an d others"' come In as., ap pi i canta the need for the famine works is considered proved and the works aye continued and extended, ' The committee have already put the" plan In operation in the Nlngpo district and Intend its general use. All the money subscribed will go - U - fta y-fH..erk- In-Wpolrl n g-ri y ki and embankments and digging canals. , , In previous years what -money the Chinese government has spent has pone in free distribution of food. This rear it is the ambition of the present f amino committee to be the last of its kind. The new republican government Is deeply Interested has alreadv con- tributed' from its scanty funds has'' sent competent engineers to help has set aside a large body of land -In .the Hwal river. valley,jiear Nan-. king, for dry land farming under th direction of Professor Bailie of the. X'.ni.n 1 , i. . has for some time had a group of famine sufferers at wort, 'and baa proved Jits success. . The committee report , that the j Chinese are doing their best, having I contributed towards famine relief a j much larger sum than that supplied by foreigners, and this in spite of the loss and Buffering caused by the war."-: ;' ' """" ------- r PAY TtlE Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph company should now pay the taxes ft. owes the state. It is the corporation that was United States supreme court. Its grievance against the initiative was that by that system of legisla tion a law. was passed by the elector ate taxing the gross earnings of tel ephone and ' telegraph companies. Attempt had been made to pass such a law in the legislature, but that body, under the influences so "well known tp corporations, rejected the bill. .--J . Thereafter, the state grange pro- u .f fvv ...Z ,,. " 1 - - - vote for it was 70,672. Only 6360 votes were cast against it. The vote for it was more than ten to one. The telephone company was unwil ling to accept this overwhelming ver dict. Under the new law, a tax of $9500.62 was-: levied against the company. It refused ; payment;, and the state brought suit for the amount and for an additional $950.0"6 penalty, making a total of $10,45Q.68. The company resisted payment througb all the courts, set ting 4ip the contention that the Ini tiative and referendunvjare not com patible with a republican form of government ' The United States supreme court v" v, over-Hness, and to Khom It must look for p"""0""0 - .? ; vu Put it took another course, and j went to-law. It subjected the state to confusion and expense, filled pub- llc matters with uncertainty, - and 'Postponed payment tof Just taxes to the last . possible day. In addition, - r - ' f J- somesof which hae been due for more than four' yeat,' .:."""'.'.'..4 The course of tte company is explanation : of hy there' Ja so ' fTm rh ' Till till tppv f a era Inof ift'.nnv. much public outcry ; against corpbr ations. snoitT sert;ce army A -DISCUSSION, somewhat simi lar to that now - In progress, was carried on in England a few years ago between the ad vocates of 16ng and short service in the regular army. ' ( - The - (London) i Spectator was -heartily on the short service side. To bring matters t6 a practical test that paper proposed to enlist at Its own expense a company of young civilians, untrained In all respects, and of the same class In life from wblch recruits for he regular army were being obtained, and .to place the company under competent- ex acifly officers for a six months' term. At the end of the time the company was to be taken to Aldershot camp, placed under canvas, subjected " to camp discipline, ' and drilled for a week, day In and day out, -ln compe-, tition with any company from any crack regiment of the regular ar.my that might be chosen. "The offer was accepted, the $15, 000 cost' of the experiment was pro vided . by the Spectator and its f rlends. The men Were fpund wlth- out difficulty,' One of the ; experi enced officers from the recent Boer war was placed In command.- Other company officers were also secured. Non-commissioned 5 officers . were found in the company after the men had been tested out The men were not only drilled, but put into thorough gymnastic train ing. They were taken out for cross country marches and runs. They were taught swimming, They , had good teaching on camp and personal hygiene. They had good rifle shoot ing teaching andda,lly practice. - The last month or two-saw them worked on "patrol "and outposts. - Towards the end; of the' six months they were temporarily attached fpr drill to" a rifle regiment. The-tesr came, and was carried out at the big crfmp under the um piring of inodern regular officers. The result .was n complete J ustlf liga tion of Che Spectator's theory. The six months' soldiers passed their or- f dga lirT fli1 lug " colors," End "'TH' were disbanded to their regret. In health, strength, -weight, powers' of endurance, ' in cheerfulness and obedience to orders . the Spectator company men won out i 1 The Spectator theory was that men so prepared should be passed j into the reserve army, and called up for a week's camp life annually for ten years. This experiment aided the advo- : caies or snort service men. Letters From the People (Ounmunlcationa tent to Th Journal for pab' . llcatlon In till department abould nut xcr4 4800 worda In If twin and mutt t rcompanled pj u nasi ana naorea oi tne mqimt.) State IVido Road Rills. Hubbard, Or.. Feb. T. To the Edi tor of The Journal Whoever wrote '"A Paramount Issue for Tbe Journal of Febriiry ( evidently waa not in this part oFTJron quarter of & century ago." The writer hereof was and he haa not forgotten the trails that were then called county road How we used to bump over roota and stumps and dodge fallen trees by plunging from one mud hole Into the other, having to Btart before daylight to go ten miles to town and return after dark, and yesterday the writer drove over that sarpe' stretch road and found It In good condition. It ts a well built, reasonably well drained dirt grade and the overseer of that dis trict Is not afraid to usehe split log drag. All of which goes to prove that we can have good roada without 140,000,000 bond Issue. If any one will show me how a bond ed Indebtedness will make It easier-for me to follow the plow or work the spray, pump In my orchard 1 might be Induced to favor a bond Issue, but please remem ber It la not getting the produce to mar ket that is worrying us farmers, but the everlasting grind of tilling the fields, repairing the fences and buildings and caring for the stock. That Is what causes many of our young people to go to the cities where they imagine' they will have an easier, time than at the old home. Perhaps they will, but we don't want thorn to complain of the high cost of living, neither do we want them to vote bonds upon us. The' writ er knowa young people 'who wouldn't work- on- a- f arttrlf;-they- had" "crushed rock Toads and an automobile " to ride in; they would rather be where they can work one day and spend their mon ey the next That there has been aome road money Wasted I will admit; there hasn't, been a bridge built on, a new road in this part of our county that has not stood from one to. four years, before a team could ever get onto it, the county pay ing Interest on. the warrants and the bridge timbers rotting while no one but the bridge carpenters were bene fited thereby. I know that much of the roadwork in this community was done gratultouslynd onhalf pay, and the same conditions prevailed in other parts of the county. Whether the peo ple would do the same for a state high way commissioner pulling down a big salary and traveling expenaeaVXvery much doubt, In fact, they .couldnHt-lt would take all. their time to raise money enough to pay the interest on ther bonds to Bay nothing about the principal. . '.J . J. 8. YODEa - " Out of Home, Out of Pocket Portland, Or., Feb. 16. To the Editor of 5The Journal I : ask you ' to kindly" Insert the following somewhere In the columns of your. paper for the benefit i Of people (poor people especially) who own their homes and contemplate selling same on .small payments; My folks sold our home and some furniture to a Mr. Casey on k payment .dAw. equivalent ta one thirtieth -of the purchase price, and aereed to make monthly payments. of $15 thereafter, etc. 'r w, ) iH xr 1 ... " "o tn iiuvciMLicr, urn, Jte paid seven payments and has not -paid any thing since May, 1911. 1 r, : ; ,r; Mr, .' Casey has had steady employ ment all the time, averastlne from- S3 :tu $4 per day, often getting in overtime. I My folks allowed them to move in 'ahead of time to accommodate his fam ily, and mother, out of pity, finished ! our'packlr.g in the barn, to enable them I to get settled, during very rainy weath I er conditions at the time, resulting in both of us being taken down sick with the -la grippe. . Then, alter waiting four mbnths for the payments, mother started proceedings- against them. , Then they made all ,Sorts of unfounded excuses, which we naturally listened to and waited a few months longer. Mother's lawyer offered to pay all back payments and to come to somo amicable understanding and settle ment, but Mr. Casey then secured a law yer to fight the case for him. Our lawyer could do nothing It seems, as he already had sent in demurrer after demurrer, and as the matter now stands Mr, Casey has had very near, a year free rent frm us and we understand he has at least one more place on this same basis that he haa rented. Quite a unique Idea. If ha goes In on the prop osition a Mttla stronger he won't have to work at all. '--- r- My folks are hard working people, honest and respected, and are compelled to stand for such a came. It seems to me men should not be allowed to per. petrate such swindles in such a great country as we have. TUB DAUGHTER. Answers Comrade Downs. Portland. Or., Feb. J3. To the Editor of The Journal Y our letters from the people have one from. Comrade O. 1C Downs of Et Johns. He la a old war horse and with my assistance some years ago put down the rebellion, a brave man of the old-school and seems .to enjoy, fighting better than thinking. Being a land speculator, ne is or course against the whole single tax program. He aeks sorne. Important auestioniji, however, that should be answered fair ly, not jet having- Informed himself .on the Question. He cites a destitute (Jut able bodied young widow with a house full of starving -babies and -fcsks what, will the. single tax do for this able bodied young widow? .Before disposing of the Widow, I will state . 'to Brother Downs that, from his story of the" Case she became ' a widow from the very cause which we propose to abolish by adopting the single . tax, that is poverty of tha masses brought on by the great crime of land monopoly. Under Jus conditions ,this old father would have -had proper care and pbnt fort without costing the life of this son and husband. The comrade gives a partial list -of property we would ex empt; I will extend this list. We would exempt all products of man's brain or hand. The big department store is only a 'labor bill," as are the goods In It So with every store, steamboat, skyscraper and manufacturing plant, bout, their owners pay no. taxes now, they are not taxpayers . in . the true sense, they in fact pay neither on land,, build ings, machinery, ; stocks - of ' gooda, money or mortgages. Why 7 They add all their taxes, -no matter how great, to the price of . their-oods o? service rendered, so, at last the burden falls on thb back of those who .cannot jhlft. it" further! . thus through land monop oly they despoil the producer right and loft in low wages and high prices. 'This is the secret and cause of the high cost o living; they escape all. taxes by tax ation of labor products which also per petuates land monopoly. Well may my comrade deplore the condition of the empI6ye"aB wall' M tRe'wldowrthlnk o the conitionsln ancient Rome before she fell andVSee the like reflected In our owrt beloved country toda. Our noJiiMi 1' la more immlnenr berll COMMENT -AND SMALL CHANGE. A ,Nw Tork Judge Refused an actress a divorce. 1 At least China ought to beat Mexico as a republic. Is there any difference since 69 po licemen were added! . . ' ' Wna.U la there to ba an overproduc tion of Oregon eggs? . I After one winter tha Immigrant to Oregon won't go back. - ... ' It was tha wise man Who didnt sell his spuds yet probably. , , ' Even the presidential campaign year will be a good one In Oregon.. .. . . " . ' " . Constitutional guaranties that can be suspended on any pretext don't amount to much. , : - - Let Oregon be modest in lta boasting until It raises all the hog meat and eggs It consumes. T. R. considered It a high duty for him to tell the people of Ohio how to make a constitution. A few men worth hundreds of mil lions each and many working long hours for not enough to live on, looks bad.. Standard Oil didn't suppose that the dissolution was,. - to ' be real - and genuine among friends. . - Members .of the cabinet will all go campaigning as usual tnougn tneyarj paid to attend to nusmess. Tha alleged leper near Tacorna is probably a far better man than most of those who; are howling about him. But) after all, the moat permanently lovable and also tha most useful women will be those who keep mostly at home. - ' Standsttller Ellis may declda to try to go back. His nomination should spell the election of a Democrat In the second district . ' Standpat organs say the tariff bills are mere bungling, guesswork.' vBut why shouldn't-able men who hava been in congress for many years know - what to do as .well as a green, non-expert com mission?, , . . SEVEN FAMOUS MUSEUMS The Museum The Museum of Berlin stands unriv aled In Europe; that Is, if It is taken as a-wtrole. As a building thera are few that can surpass It Its picture gallery may bo surpassed by tha plo turs gallery-at Dresden,' or the Uffizi gallery or Pitti palace at Florenoaj. but they have not its Museum of Antiqui ties nor historical relics. On the ground floor of the iBerlin Museum Is the Museum of Antiquities on the first floor the sculpture gallery, and on the second floor the picture gal lery. In the rear of the old museum, and connected with lt"ty a covered ar cade, stands the new museum, a splen did building, ich In antiquities, Egyp tian and northern as well ".an historical and ethnological collections. In the front of the old museum is the Lust garten, in the center of which stands the equestrian statue of Friedrlch Wll helm III, by Wolff, erected in 1871. On the other sides of the garten are the palace and the cathedral. Here may be seen the enormous vase of polished gran ite, '68 feet In circumference, the larg est to tha world. Tha block from which It was made was brought from Fur stenwald, a distance of 83 miles, by floating It down the Bpree. It was pol. lshed by steam engines, and placed whers it now stands with incredible labor and expense. On the right of the staircase stands the celebrated group In bronze 'f afmounted Amazon repell ing the ajlack of tiger, by Kiss. On the left is a young horseman launching his spear at an overthrown lion, by Wolff. The sculpture gallery is In debt for its origin to Frederick the Great, and is principally composed of the collec tion of Cardinal Polignac It comprises Trver- lOOO pieces of ordinary merit. From .the rotunda the visitor enters Into the gallery of gods-and heroes. The gem of this collection is the Boy Pray-, ing. It is of bronze an,d was found in the bed of the Tiber, and purchased by Frederick the Great for 80,000 marks. In ."the gallery of modern sculpture there is a most admirable statue of Na poleon I, by Charudet, ' and now consid ered the best likeness extant - A stair way facing the entrance from the ro tunda into the gallery of gods and be roes descends to the ground floor, or tha antlquitrlum, which contains a large -collection of medals, vases, bronzes, etc. The cabinet, of medals contains over 4000 specimens, and is a splendid collection. Here may be seen the collection walled "Hildesheimer Sll berschatz," discovered at Hlldesheim, 10 reet below the surface of the soil, in 1868. It consists of Roman plate (em bossed sllver)..;jpf the time Of Augustus. In the rear of the old museum there is -a passage to the new museum, a bridge supported by - columns. This beautiful building was completed In 1855, after designs by Stuter.-and Is in ternally the most elegantly decorated building in Berlin. The ground floor through special privilege' than when you and I shouldered our muskets to stamp out ''chattel slaveryand we as men and patriots must meet the issue and solve It If we would preserve this nation. The single land value tax will destroy this vamplrevtnat now sucks the" IHexhlood of American Industry and bring liberty to her people. - 1 It single tax would give the big busi ness corporations and pluttferHts more power to plunder tha masses, why are they all to a man opposed to Its adop tion? Would you Inform yourself on this question? I can furnish you facts on application.. ALANSON M. IIIMES. Where's Our Standing Army? - Portland, Or.T Febi 19. 4ydly aeeerd me a little space In your valuable paper to express myself both in words of cen sure and praise" of Portland, the "Rose City," to whom nature has been so lav ish In her bounty and especially so in furnishing such rare and beautiful set ting. Now while, the present movement la on foot to aid nature in further beau tifying our city by theplantlng of roses, the cultivating of velvety lawns, etc., I why not go a step further in real pro gress and rid our streets of -tha vast army of dogs which daily are In evi dence, 'befouling everything withjn -their reach? The writer has tried In vaiii to: secure a nice lawn, but as soon as grass seed is sown -the dogs track it up and render the efforts of the landscape gar dener abortive, r Again, the writer ' haa expended :,pia '" ' thousands - In - what should be a fhoma, -but la reality U sim ply a hell, owlnir to the hideous noises of the neighbors' dunghill roostera. In fact, I am driven from my library by their' ceaseless noise to the kitchen, and at night must close all the .windows in th house, thus shutting out God'a fresh' alrftt'temptlng-to escape from my nelgh- ajailosjaastm.flQl barging., doga. cSuiely, this is unjust, aa well aa unsanitary, and the writer sincerely frusta thin -letter may be published, and that it will strongly appeal to the sense of Justice of our worthy Mayor Ru" NEWS IN BRIEF OKEGOX SIDELIGHTSS i -The' McMlnnvllle Telephone Register has completed lis twenty-third year, Rural mall route No. I. out of Med ford. will be In operation not later than JU1&4. 0 - The photographing abstracter haa reached Marshfleld and will reproduce the Coon county records. , ' It is announced frown Klamath Falls that work on the new box factory will begin within a few weeks. . , A monthly magazine that Is to rep resent tne interests of eastern Oregon will begin publication at Baker about April 1. - Tha selection of a alta for tha Car negie library sat McMinnvilla, has been left by the City council to a. vote of the people. " The site of the T. M. C A. building to be erected at Baker is now being cleared of old structures. Work, On tha building will start soon. ,- A company of Central , 'Point men has incorporated and taken "'ovr the Peter Enslea brick yard at "Jacksonville. It Is proposed to manufacture' brick, tile and other clay products.. ,- , ' , .., Newberg Graphic: Tha Newberg peo ple who have gone away to spend a part or all of the winter have; found oolder weather elsewhere than wa hava experienced here at home. Tha Port Orford Tribune proposes an a oarly mamhllnff nf thn primln to ar range lor ma next agata carmvu. i na Tribune also starts a movement for the erection of a proper exhibit building. a. Astoria Budget: Steps are being taken among the residents of the west and of- the city to organize, a cooperative company for the purpose of erecting a hotel there. Tha plan la to form a corporation with a capital stock of 110,- 00- : ; " :r Canyonvllle Call: Tha profit derived from a few turkeys In the fall la no longer looked upon as a little "pin monev" for the housewife in this local ity. This Industry haa grown until now the profit from the turkey flock Is Tlgured sa one of the best by the small rancher, and most especially when considering tha amount of .money In vested in the proposition. pf Berlin. contains tha Egyptian museum, the eth nological collection and the northern antiquities. On tha first floor ara castr of sculpture, and on tha upper floor ara historical collections, architectural models, cabinet of engravings. TThe Egyptian museum Is situated on the ground floor of the building. In on of the halls there is an Egyptian temple, surrounded with pillars, and en closing statuea of cUltles and klnga-Tho whole is one of the most complete In Europe. Here ar the ancient .' Egyp tians' weapons of offense and defense, Implements' tued in the varloua arts, articles of dress, meJlclna chests, book ing utensils. Instruments used -in . em balming,, such aa brass hooks used for drawing the brain through tha nostrils, mummies of sacred animals they wor shiped, and the contents of tha tomb of a high priest brought from Thebes. . The Berlin Museum la rich In Us his torical collections and works of art, arid is situated on the second floor of the museum.- Among tha latter'ls 'tha life of Christ, carved in wood; an Ivory cru cifix by MJohael Angelo; a head carved Jn wood by Albert Durer, an ornamental cabinet made for " Philip II, duke of Pomeranta. The principal relics are tha decorations and orders of the Emperor Napoleon, presented by the different sovereigns of Europe; also his hat all of which were found in the traveling car riages at Waterloo, from which he. es caped so narrowly; a miniature windmill made by Peter the Great while learning the trade of shipwright at the docks of the East India company at Amsterdam; a wax figure of Frederick the Great, In the same uniform he wore- the day of hia death, surrounded by his books, walking cane and flute; a cast taken of his face after his death, the ball with which he was wounded at the battle of Rossbach, etc. There are also two .cannon balls, both flattened on one side. It is said they met in the air at the Blege of Magde burg. There are also numerous relics of tha father of Frederick the-Great, prominent among which are his tobacco pipes, a gaudy white dress that be longed ,to Murat, and a thousand bther things. Tha ethnological collection comprises numerous articles of dress and weapons, and implements of for eign nations. In the American collec tion is a mantle of red and yellow feathers, presented to Frederick Wil liam III by tha king of tha Sandwich Islands. The collections of engravings, 500,000 in number, la placed on tha second floor of. the building. Thera are also 20,000 drawings and etchings, and the collec tion of casts occupies the whole of the first floor pf the new .museum, and is contained in -12 salons. It la consid ered the richest 'and best arranged col lection of conies, illustrating chroho- hoglcally the "history of sculpture, by us most celebrated works, v Tomorrow The British Museum. light, our excellent Governor West and our city council, In that aome relief may be obtained, Vacant lots In my neigh borhood ara valued at 12006,' and yet dunghill roosters and yelping curs abound unrestricted., FAIR PLAY. Apple Growing Jn Oregon. Sherwood, Or.r'Fcb. la. To the Edi tor of Tha Journal So much has been said and written about certain - apple growing distrleta in Oregon as to create the general belief that Hood River val ley and Rogue river valley are the only districts la Oregon where apples can be successfully grown. ' Schemes . to plant this error in the minds of the stranger are practiced In enma ...oftha -famous apple " growing districts of Oregon. I speak from experience for In Hood River last summer some boosters tried to im press me with the idea that that valley was th only place In Oregon wherb ap ples could be grown to perfection. But I Was not'a atranger aa some supposed.' Having lived in Oregon a great many years and seen most of the state, I think I am in a position to say that many parts of the great Willamette valley are equally as goodas can be found anywhere, and In the Tualatin valley apples of all kinds can be grown to pefZecfion, and in abundance, and all bther crops . known to tha temperate son as .well. I have" nothing to sell. but write this for the benefit of pros pective purchasers laboring, under-tha false Impression that Oregon's future apple producing sections are so limited. - CHARLES DBVERELL.'- Whcre , Strangers Are Welcomed, Portland, Or Feb. 16. To the Editor of Tha Journal--I read the letter entitled "A Home for Strangers," and wish to say'ithat Portland, churches are not all alike. : There Is, one church, at least, .fr.hSe,.8tjaogci-a arn wt lroma.r.,Tn fact It is called the Church of the Stranger. It ia located at Grand avenue and Was co fetreet A special Invitation is ex tended to all strangers. o ,, : ' .. , I. ' ; ; ' . NNA. LARSEN. ' Mans Duty to Men From Cosmopolitan Magazine A man I know was walking with a woman when a street urchin hit the lut- ter with a snowball. Tha man caw the urchln throw the snowball and, catching him, sranked him. The urchin's father had the" man arrested. By the time the case came berore the magistrate, the urchin was Teadyto swear .that he had not thrown the -snowball and that the man, who wis an lnvalli had hurled him a UiStance of 10 feet Into a gutter whenb had it happened, would lnfalll bly hava placed the urchin in a condi tion where such . perjury would have been Impossible. Yet, when a half dozen credible witnesses' contradicted the urchin, tha urchin's father and brothers were heard to say, "Well we're goln' to swear to what Larry swears to, because blood's thicker than water." .- - ..- This homely anecdote Illustrates tha origin of all racial prejudice. That father was so thoroughly well satisfied with himself that he pretended to be- llr Ihut .notkln. 1 .A I .. .......... : as it approached him and a great many or us are like that man. - It my aon is a liar, can I dlsprova ft by bellowing, "Ha s my aonr. When you aay that, because ha is your father, your father has a better brain than ' mine, you are aimply demonstrating; What a poor sort of brain van vonraklf ave. Whatever tha exoellanea of tha family loyalty ldeaLtha fact la that --theia aia uu yuarTeisia savage aa fam ily quarrels, no two peopl that hata each other so thoroughly as a pair of contending brothers.- That law appllaa all tha way up tha scale. It explains why tha fiercest wars are lntarneclnai It exposes tha absurdity of raoa hatred. We may or may not ba German Amerlcans, or Negro-Amarlcans, or Irlsh-Amerlcana; but wa ara certainly Americana, and above even our Ameri canism is our manhood. Family la ac cidental; so la race; but essential good and avil ara foreordained. , There are many things better than loyalty to fans lly and. race.. One of them la loyalty to tha right, and that means loyalty not ' to any body of men, but to tha whole body of man. . , , Tanglefoot ByMUe0 Overholt RESOLUTIONS. Maud Muller la a test several But I aver I'll write no parodies this year Concerning her. - - ; -fcPltJsburg Post Tha Female of the epecles la A dainty bit,' But I . WllLjvrita-no parodlea Concerning it. " Milwaukee Sentinel. Miss Mary haaa fleecy pet. - T was "not a rainf No parody will I abet Concerning lamb. , Cincinnati Enquirer. The bpy-atood on the burnln deck May be there yet'; ' " No parodies on him, by heck, , Will J abet . Birmingham Age-Herald. The Village Blacksmith 3s the one That has a charm, , T. . , But I will write no chestnuts on His "brawny arm," , The Grim Desert of Mexico, - Kermlt Roosevelt, in Scribner. " Next day we loaded our outfit on our two pack mules and struck out acrosa the desert for the Tlnajas Altas (high tanks), which lay on the slopes of "a distant range of mountains, about four -miles from the Mexican border. For generations these tanks have been a well known stepping atone in crossing . the deaert There are a series of them, worn out in the wrtid-rock and extend ing up a -cleft in the mountain side, -which; in time of rain, becomes the ' course of a torrent Tha camp Ilea on a small plateau, a couple of hundred -yards from the lowest tank. This plateau lies in a gulch, and is sheltered on either hand by ita steep and barren sides. A few hundred feet from tha entrance, on the desertand scattered about among the cactus, He soma 160: graves the graves of men who hava died of thirst; for this is a grim land, and death dogs tha footsteps of those who cross It Most of the dead men were Mexlcana who had struggled across the deserts only, to find the tanka dry.. Each lay where he fell, until, sooner or later, soma other traveler found him and scooped out for hlra a shallow grave, and on it laid a plla of rooka lii tha shape of a ruda cross. Forty six unfortunates perished hera at ona time of thirst They were making their way across tha deserts to tha United States, and were in tha last stages of exhaustion for lact of water when they reached these tanks. But a Mexican outlaw named Blanco reached tha tanka ahead of them and balled out tha water, after carefully laying In a atora for himself not far away. By this each he waited until . he felt sura that hia vlctima were deaifj1 he -then returned to' "the tanks, gathered tha possessions of the dead, and safely made hia escape. Remember the Accent, . - From Tit-Bits. "Queen Mary" said the teacher to the class In .the history lesson, "loved France sq much that she declared the word.Calais would be found written on her heart-after she was dead." ' r Pausing v a moment, the teacher looked at a boy steadily.... . , ... "Jimmy Smlth," he aald, "you were not listening." "Oh, yes. I was," Jimmy replied., ; "Well, what did Queen Mary say would- be - found - written - across " her heart?' "Kelly,'' was Jimmy's triumphant re niv . (Contributed to The Journal liy Walt Muti. v. the fatnoua Kansua poet. Ilia pne-poetii art- A ' ri-culnr (ualure of thia column In 'Iliv Uul.j JuuraaL) , .-. , My friend Whang , Baxter's out ''of work. He ' used to be a hardware flerk and . did his duty "passing wa1!,, ; uui riicuiiiuLiBiu uii miir leu una uunkji'ij I hum up to such extent that all his coin to doctors went. And now : he's on his feet once more, and wants n Job in-, pome 'one'B store. Your' suffrage for old Whang I court; he's far 'mora worthy your support than chronic pa triots who chase across this poor old planet's face and beg that you will save their goat -when--comes ' the ; day on which men vote. Let all the Chronics go- and hangf-come out - with me and -whoop for Whang, Ha - needs a- Job; the -BtatBBmer aon't: he'll earn his pay," the statesmen won't. v It makes no odds to -yott- and me- who our next president' may be; we'll have to rustle just the same, whate'er the outcome of the' ganie.' But old Whang i Baxter, out ariddown, 1 living here in, our old town; he, needs a Job like everythihs. o let us. make the we-lkln ring, and give a Dig torch- aid and try to influence the press to help relieve old Whang's distress. . Copyright, 1911. by " Geurga Uattaew Adama. ' - -A Candidate x 1