THE'' OREGON- DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1912.
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W
TitE TRAGEDY OF LORIMER
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them out at the lowest possible ren
tals, consistent with the repayment
of the actual money spent. The
government consentod, and we Bhalt
soon Bee & Parisian' btiildng bond
Issue made. The total required will
be oversubscribed, : probably .more
than ten fold. And the greater percen
tage of the money Faris herBelf will
subscribe. - ,v '.. .' ;
THE DEAD TELEPHONE GIRI,
RITING In, Sunday's Journal,
John Green' Meadows said:
In your editorial "A pea1
Telephone Girl" of even date
you very Justly lambaste the brutal
man who , swore at the girl and very
feelingly depict the suffering: of the
unfortunate operator, but you leave out
of the picture the culpable corporation
that compels the nerve racking work
that sends so niany women to Insane
asylums.
Nothing;' is said of the corporation
hat monopolizes our streets, bribes, of-'
flcials, waters Its etock. dodges Its
laxee, extorts from the weak, rohates
the strong, underpays Its hotp and over
pays Its stockholders.
The correspondent's criticism is
timely and true. In the main, the
telephone business of the country
is done by a single great corpora
tion, directed from Wall street, con
trolled in Wall street and operated
for the benefit of stock gamblers in
Wall street. In the purpose and
process of gathering in dividends,
there Is no more heart than in a
graven Image, no more soul than in
a spider.
But, the very fact that they are
that It cannot get otherwise. It es
tablishes it firmly at any time and
anywhere; as, a powerful bidder for
any great national assemblage.
' Three hundred and , forty-five
thousand postcard yiews of Portlaftd
were. sent to distant friends by the
Elks during convention week. Tons
of local newspapers were sent to f
me iour corners or tne country.
News stories of the events of. the
convention were printed . in all the
newspapers of the country through
out the week.
Conventions pay ' enormous . divi
dends to. - convention - cities. The
Elks convention did. As added as
set for getting more conventions, our
next business should be with the
public auditorium.
publican : primaries.. On account of
the perturbed party condition in
California) he la not satisfied ; with
the Republican nomination, and la
proceeding to nominate himself again
by! petition. Agajn The Journal asks,
what is a Republican? ; ,
1 HE unseating of Lorlmer Is not
a blow at the man but a blow
at the system. It is a begin
ning of the end of "houcht seats
In the senate. It is a strong sign
Of; the breakdown of the secret and
e. Sinister processes by which the
American senate has long continued
lag the citadel of fortified privilege.
..The only difference between Lofi
.Wer' and some other senators is that
he got caught. The others escaped
Idiflcovery and escaped the pitiless ! reason for the public to be kind to
, , publicity that has attended the Lorl
' mer case.
,- It was also Larimer's Jilsfortune
;to be discovered in the era of ad
vancing popular government. State
', ment One in Oregon had shown the
country a new and better selatorial
: system. In various forms, it had
? spread to other states, and the eloc
ution of senator was less a legislative
ajil more of a popular process.
It gave the people more power
Vln jfhe selection of senators, and they
1iied it with deadly effect in repudl-i
" ating senators who voted in the first
"-te8tin the senate for Lorlmer's retention.
Sixteen such senators were miss-
W
WAS HE DRUNK?
v
ITII more, than 40 neoDle
killed in the wreck, there
was testimony at the cor
oner's inquest over the
Corning, New York, railroad colli
sion that the engineer of the ex
press train was intoxicated four
hours before his train started on its
fatal run.
The witness was a lifelong friend
of the engineer, and the testimony
was dragged from him only with ut
most difficulty. He swore that he
saw the engineer staggering along
the street towards his home, appar
ently Intoxicated, while other wit
nesses testified that the departure of
We recently heai-d shrieks from
.California against the West peniten
tiary system. But- the press dis
patches of today reveal that the
board of prison directors 6 San
Quentin has inaugurated the plan
of dividing convicts into three
grades, copied bodily and complete
ly from the plan of Governor West.
It was only a' few weeks ago that
the prison authorities there, pro
claimed to a waiting ' world that
Governor West was responsible for a
revolt at San Quentin.
A! 'ftJJlWej
COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
Letters From tLe People
r, small change
We've lots of Bills left. - '
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Now we'll Jove the sea,
VW hp Taft will win at golf. ,
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The anti-weed crusad Is prone to
WMiajlUWH. i
Tli "Ttxi ftKoJt' Nat BUU" lofan
also smells.. i
That there are' Harel Irwlns u u.ui
fop lvudder(ng, t i ,:.
WUsorO upSoubtcdly asand and sin
cere progresfve.
Record crops will further favorably
advertise Oregon.
,
It will be only a small hot time at
that August convention.
The easy season for some;
work than usual for-other.
harder
the train was briefy delayed because
under such a master, is the more the engineer was late.
Whether Or not th wrork in th
the telephone girls. The meagreness , fruit of a man.8 intoxication is not
of their pay is an obvious reason ! proved. Dut there i8 opened u the
for occasional slips in the service, j dreadful speculation that the possl
You cannot employ a ten-thousand- j bUtv sets In motion
a-year telephone operator for $10 aj Proper 6ignas hftd bepn
week. The average girl in service. , warn the 8peed,
gives the company and the public , freght trafn.8 proxlmUy. But the
all she has to give, and more per- ninppr ,,.,. ihat ha . .
T , 1. r, ' .u.iu, m
Articles and questions for this page
should be written on only one side of
the paper and be accompanied by the
writer's name. The name will not be
published, but Is desired aa an indi
cation of good faith.
For the Sake of Comfort.
Estacada, Or., July 13. To the Kdltor
of The Journal It has got Into the
Democratic platform. What has? Why
the unequal distribution of wealth.
What does that mean? Why, that many
people are In such straightened circum
stances they cannot afford to join a
lodge, while others are bespangled with
diamonds or covered all over with
badges.
Henry George held that the main
cause of Inequality of wealth is private
ownership of land on which landlords
collect ever Increasing rent, as popu
lation Increases, thus draining the
masses of the people dry as a sponge
soaks water. This was the burden of
his great work, "ProgreKS and Poverty,"
published about 30 years ago, nnd from
which the single tax propaganda origi
nated. Henry George allied himself with the
Democratic party In order to get his
Ideas carried out in legislation. But
the last Democratic platform declares
that the tariff Is the main cause of the
Inequality of weulth. Hut let us be
thankful that the Democruts mentioned
1- . . . 1 1 ,. m
naps man Mie is paiu lor. n mere , th(lk fn tn Bna t. Qo
is occasion to swear the last person j What ,s th terrj1)e remor8e-of
in me worm against wnoir. iu cam : tn. .i .n.j . , , mai ueiuutiuin men
should be leveled Is the helnless , b u , ' , ' ne couia ho lnequal distribution of wealth at nil
snouia do, leveled is tne neipiess, not see the 8gna8 because of a be- Aor many very patrktic citizens con
hurried, nerve racked, "almost fren-lfogged Drairi? tlnue to affirm that all the people are
Zled girl, at the Bwitchboard.' ' j , . , . . ' prosperous and rich and that there is
She Reserves kindness from the tremendous hazard it Is no poverty. Or if there is. it is very
bne aeseneB . kindness rrom tne , when any man who drInkg at Jg bad form fo rec0Rnlze or Rdmlt the faot
public. Kindness helps her-at her j entrusted with a sneedine locomo- we must carefully note that the Denvo-
ii iauu pmiy nas not neciarea very ucnn-
on.
. o.t,..,'. ,n n .,ii. u.j . v ,i.t ; I inequaiuy ana iniquity mean aimnsi
ofthe people's protest against sena- ( figuratively kick and cuff and box
s lonai elections ny purcnase. rne nrst i tne telephone girl.
.r- ..v.. enirustea with a speeding i0como-! " R muBl carciuliy noie
task. She has learned to expect lit- Uivp and itn nririoaa irintn.j i oratic party has not deck
tie of it, because the public ha. long nman life" Uer,y fr,fqUHl d'S,Uibutl
a . u .,ut numan 1U0- ! Inequality and inlquit
A DIFFERENCE
Unklndnees killed the telephone
girl at Vancouver. Nobody knows
how many others it has sent to a
'.J&pte of 46 to 40 of 18 months ago
in favor of Lorluer was changed to
85-to ,28 against Lorlmer. It was
.tinejeirect or tne people s larger pow-1 graveyard or an insanu a!um
,&n in selecting senators. It was -
J16filMOacJt.Q(.jUriroer.. that the
'"TPBot'Ie'titd Bticti power.'" '
AfSte-tvenit in recent hiBtory so
completely confirms the value of
progressive government. No action
more completely reveals the effect
T
T
HE Outlook's editor takes a
rosy view of the events of the
part two weeks. He regards
what he terms the defeat of the
machine in the Republican party at
Chicago, the initiation of a no lib
eral or progressive (Roosevelt) par-
HE mind Is staggered at' the . ty, and the victory of Woodrow Wil
prices paid for New York realjfion at Baltimore, as indications of
estate. Three years aRO a , the gi-owliiR resolve of the people to
property nt the corner of Wall end the partnership between noliti-
AN ACRE ON BROADWAY
t popular government, a3 Woodrow j and Broad streets went at the rate : cal machines and special Interests.
Wilson says, in restoring govern-1 or ?31,40J,000 an acre, or $4.75. Then he affirms emphatically that i
uieui to toe truiy representative , ii spam un a. rony years ago, tne president Is not a dictator, He
' fffm the fathers intended It to be. jA. J. Drexel bought a site on, th Ui.fi nsjj-gment of the people,
j The unseating of Lorimer is a opposite corner, and paid a price chosen to carry out their will, and
, "i great national warning. It is the .for it equivalent to ?15,158,000- per 'can succeed only as he understands
result of a great people's protest acre. The latter site has Just been and executes the will of those who
against bought Beats. It Is a great ' acquired by J. P. Morgan at a fig- elected him.
Rational triumph by the people Injure not made public. It comprises! The issue In the campaign, this
, " tin" effort to make the Benate repre- j more than a fifth of an acre, and is -editor alleys, is not between Mr.
1 " sent the public Instead of represent-: regarded as the choicest corner in j Taft, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Roose
, ing plutocracy and privilege through j the New York financial district. '";veit but between the constituencies
j, and by corrupt politics. Years ago v. II. vanderhilt paid that put them in nomination and
, l It Is sign that the senate is be- i $400,000 for an old greenhouse site! which, of necessity, they will repre
('icoin1ng a new senate. It is onejon Fifth avenue, but land in the sent.
J of the biggest political events in a i vicinity has recently changed hands A few pases further on In the
- J generation. at $21,212 a front foot, or $S,r.00,- game issue of the Outlook we read
For William Lorimer, the man,; 000 an acre. Several 'years apo. a the vehement article by the contri
, there will be a measure of comml-1 Portion of the present site of tho buting editor, on "Thou Shalt Not
. ; Beration. But it. was necessary for j latiron building went at tho rate Steal." Here the theory of dlctator
Jhim to be sacrificed in defense of , ot $11,000,000 an acre. Jt was re- ship finds its absolute expression,
- the nation and the people. The cently stated that a small plot at 'and the question becomes T it th
i tragedy of Lorimer has been of enor-! Broad way and Thlrty-fpurth stseet editor or the contributing editor of
f mouj9 lniiueace in nastenmg airect i "P11- - i" iai" wi .-,', "uu, mm
the same thing. The Prohibitionists be
lieve that drunkenness is the main cause
of both. Abolish whiskey and banish
beer and poverty and crime will dis
appear. The academic and most popftlar view
is that poverty is caused by laziness
and extravagance. Inequality of wealth
is due to inequality of effort. The rich
labor very hard and do not spehd any
thing while the working classes are
prone to idleness) and dtsetpatlon-.-- -
The poor are probably becoming
lazier and the rich more industrious for
the Inequality Is constantly increasing
and the opinions on the subject becom
ing more virulent ana outer. They are
so various and discordant and diverse
Listen to the mighty harvest; you
can almost hear It o nights.
Oolftnel Watterson may bolt, but If
so he will be rather lonesome.
There are exceptions to the rule that
poor comjany Is better than none.
Most teachers know how to enjoy and
benefit by a vacation, as they deserve
to do.
It seems not easy for some Republi
cans to decide which way to Jump, or
fall.
Sometimes "wAt la called bad luck
is really bad liisnairement or careless
ness. '
A little enhemeral new party la rather
an easy matter, but not a big, success
ful one.
Automobile races are chiefly notable
as a fatal Epecles of modern American
Insanity.
Not every governor would enjoy a
vacation In tho way Governor West Is
going to take his.
" Why hasn't the "Swat-the-Fly" slogan
been resounded more? But It Is scarce
ly fully fly time yet. ,
That such a fossilized standpatter as
Sherman Is running for vice president
seems alntost grotesquely anachronous,
the times have so changed.
Of all Oregon farmers, none more
need and deserve their big crops than
those of Sherman, Gilliam and Morrow
counties. Some of them have shown
great faith and courage through lean,
depressing years. I
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Newberg' has granted the Yamhll
Electric company a zt year lighting
irancmse, non-exciuaive, ana wun pro
vision for income to the city on a
percentage basis. - ;
Baker Herald: ft. It. Stafford, repre
Renting the United States army, la buy.
Ing iiaker county mules for the army.
Four of these animals in Eagle valley
cost lioov.. '''.' ..'; '::'
The new waterworks system at' the
cautery at Wallowa la practically com
plct,4: water la available for- Irri
gation pu6r at any .part of the
grounds, accor a.f.r r tne num.. . -.
Med ford Mali Tribune: The Kcult.tn
Paclflo company will- probably placu
f ongs at tne street crossings in tne city
n addition to cuttlna- down the speed
or tne trains, several or tne otriciais
have already recommended this step.
Union Republican: C. A'. Hill of Telo-
caset left at this office some of the fin
est strawberries that have come to our
notice, some or tnem measuring nvo
and six inches In curcumference. These
berries wece raised on dry hill land near
Telocaset.
Estacada Progress: While a good
many towns are standing still marking
time', Estacada la preparing to build an
addition to Its aewer system and to
concrete two blocks of Its main busi
ness thoroughfares, aa well aa hard
rock two intersecting streets.
Gresham Outlook: John Brown, who
recently returned from southern Oregon,
is ahowlng his friends some of the
beautiful, glittering gold taken from his
mine In Douglas county. Mr. Brown
holds a patent to the property and has
a stamp mill on the ground.
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Klamath' Falls Northwestern Shlp
plnrton la to be afforded fire protection
of Its own, and a hose cart and 600; feet
of hose la to be purchased for that part
of town by the city, while the LOng
Lake Lumber company will install an
extra pump and four hydrants.
Weston Leader: A waving field of
Weston barley, creamy green In color
tone, surrounded by a deep green border
of wheat. Is just- about as pretty a
slight as nature has to offer with the
assistance of man's husbandry. Even
those who do not own a square foot of
land may rejoice In this spectacle.
Union Scout: The North' Powder
printing establishment has been leased
hv W. A. Maxwell of Union, to Miss
M. A. Law, who will give the people
of that enterprising city the local paper
that they so well deserve. Miss Law
has had abundant experience In .news
paper work, and will make the paper
pay.
Executions an J .
Humanity
;From 8t. ratil Despatch, '
A discussion which has now grown
quite rabid, considering that It has A
humanitarian bearing, Is going over the
country on the subject of the best
means of terminating the career of the
criminal sentenced, to capital punish
ment. At the bottom of the whole ques
tion is whether executions shall aim to
strike fear, and terror to the general
heart or ' merely to-remove the Victim
In the . most humane and expeditious
manner The-Mlhrtesota"ilegl8lature''
was moved to abolish, capital punish
ment for one reason, among others, that
hanging was a revolting and Inhuman
uxucci of terminating life, but the ar
gumenl .is u-.txtrg headway In the east,
where eleotrocutl6n is advocated; that
the horror inspired by exetUlosji Ii n
effective deterrent to murder.
Beven states have adopted electrocu-
tlon and twice that number are nrenar.
Jng to consider It at their next legisla
tive sessions. Its humanitarian feature
being Its strong one. Asphyxiation alsoi
Is being advocated aa absolutely pain
less, the doubt having been raised !
whether electrification to the noint of'
fatality la actually without suffering.
A Boston paper naively observes that
testimony of electrooutlon victims is
lacking on this point, while It Is an easy
matter to secure the evidence of many!
wno nave reacnea. tnrough eas as. '
phyxlatlon, the point of unconscious
ness from which death la the next and,
painless stage. As far as that goes,'
It is equally easy to get the testimony1
of many who have been electrically 1
shocked Into unconsciousness and have1
undergone every sensation, if there are
such, which would accompany the pro-i
ceedlng if carried to the 'point of fa-!
taiity. The actual victim can be reached '
In neither ase and theory must take
the place of evidence.
The discussion In progress runs rath
er to the desirability or undeelrablllty, j
however, of Making an execution pain
less and pleasant, or a horror and a
torture, as the caso may be, for Its
moral effect upon crime, rather than to
an academic consideration of capital ,
punishment as a branch of criminology.
Whichever way It may be decided, it
Is probable that next winter's legisla
tive sessions will add several states to
those which have abolished capital pun
ishment or have wiped out the noose
and gallows as the means of inflicting
It.
SEVEN FAMOUS DOGS
Sir Walter Scott's "Spice."
Like the children, these faithful crea
and perverse that a fellow can't pop up t!irca were allowed at all times and
Sir Walter Scott's passionate love for
animals Is one of the most strikingly
marked traits of his character. His
horses liked to be fed by no one but
him, and with his dogs he lived on terms
of intimate friendship. "Camp," who
is often affectionately mentioned In his
master's letters, was the qhojen com
panion of hill and hearth during the
Ashestlel days, but a couple of lively
greyhounds, ansverlng to the significant
iiitiaea of "Douglas" and "Percy," cauie
in for their full share of attention.
t election of senators. That plan will acre.
an the Outlook that is mistaken?
t
jlie given Tmmence impetus by the
terrible fact of Lorlmer's unseating.
T1VO ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A
S was true in the case of the
These are fabulous prices for land.
and are example of the fictfiioiis
values created by the increase of
population on Manhattan island. j
A drugstore sold in New York!
in the financial district Borne veara '
A PATERNALIST CITY
1
N Glasgow, Scotland, a citv of a
million people, paternalism In
ins nean wmiowt Deing pelterl down nor
open his month without certainty of
being "swatted."
We are the people and the sheep of
the pasture. Why don't we agree? Why
do we fall out and chide and fight?
Why, O why, are we bo deficient tn
courtesy?
In the Interest of harmony but by
the way there is great uncertainty
about the pronunciation of this word.
Some call it harra-money, some say
hawmony and some say just hominy.
To save tro'ihle I'll cut it out altogether
anrl say .peure. Bo still.
Then in the interest of peace and
comfort, I move that before we touch
this touchy subject, before we inquire
under all circumstances 'in the study,
where, Indeed, no matter what the
weather, one window was kept always
open, that they might leap la and out
as canine fancy prompted.
It was on the Occasion of "Camp's"
death that Scott wrote giving up a din
ner engagement on the plea of the loss
of "a dear old friend," and his eldest
daughter long remembered the scene
ahout the old dog's grave the whole
family In tears, and her father smooth
ing down the turf "with the saddest ex
pression of face she had ever seen In
him."
The following paragraph appears in
hla diary, written In Edinburgh on De
cember IS, 1826, when he was arrang-
further into the cause of inequality of ; ing to take a trip to London in an ef
wealth, we appoint a commission to in
quire Into the cause of differences of
opinion on all subjects and disagree
ableness and dissension in general.
This will enable tis to approach the
matter more cautiously and scientific
ally, as a- college professor approaches
a hornest's nest. It will also give
plenty of time, for the commission It
self Will doubtless disagree. Will any
one second the motion. J. L. JOXES.
An Unintentional Omission.
Albany Or., July 13. To the Editor
of The Journal In your splendid sup
plement to Issue of'llth Inst, you failed
fort to meet the financial difficulties in
which he found himself Involved: "
have half resolved never to see the place
(Darnlck) again. How could I treat
my hall with such a diminished crest?
How live a poor indebted man where 1
was once the wealthy, the honored? My
children are provided; thank God for
that. My dogs will wait for me in vain.
It is foolish, but the thought of part
ing from these dumb creatures- have
moved me more than any of the pain
ful reflections I have put down. Poor
things. 1 must get them kind mas
ters; there may be yet those who, lov
ing me, may love my dog because It
has been mine."
When Ill-health compelled Scott to
c ty government has reached th ue"u " amon " airrerent organi
eminent nas reacnea the ,at0ns tnat have met ln Portlan(, thls
limit. Frank I. Cohen, descrlhod 1 r, tht c n,..i n ,.,,
XT- , , . . , . . ' , u.c vjiaim .aiu luuinil
rlOSe. festival. tn9 facility oon l dM tn V,0,. V. 1,. ns tho "Mnolor V-1, c Wnr IVl.nn. r,f .v, XT.iu r..i.
...V. l" "a,D "lUUKUl n puro ... ..u.n.0 ui UlttB- -'. "l ih.iim; v. hr..M nrlar cultivation -r.Htlvtn
thrt ctntAo ft
contrasted With his homo cltv In th 1 have not forrotten ' tlie mrnirir.nr ,
Ph Tnan.r hn...nn. - .. J I . . -r , . ... ' I J mol ..... - - -'
. u uiuj wvuoauui ui pcupie nuu-, i ne rentals that must he naid Juiy numner or Hearst s Masaz no. i nc"u ",L in journal ot June (, gave
abandon his work and seek the bene
fit, of warmer climes in the south of
Europe, as he departed he left a paper
with William -Laldlaw. the last article
of instructions on which was "be very
careful of the dogs," and when he re
turned home tinbeneflted and he was
carried Into the house his biographer
saysr- "He sat bewildered for a few
moments, and then resting his dve on
Laidlaw, said: 'Ha, Willie Laldlaw;
Oh man, how often have 1 thought of
i ou.' By tills time his ihgs had as
sembled about his chair. They began
to fawn upon him and lick his hands,
and he alternately sobbed and smiled
over them until sleep oppressed him."
Spice was another dog that command
ed much of the attention and affection
of his master. In his diary he Records:
"Thenceforth Ginger and Ik equally
peppery sister Spice appear to have
taken possession "of the (ibraiy and din
ing room, though O&risque continues
to be Lady Scott's favorite. A dozen
years after, when Lady Scott's pet died.
Sir Walter told his daughter Sophia 1
that the dog remained ln the room with- j
out stirring and without tasting food for 1
many houre, when all of a sudden it i
transferred Its regard to Anne, left the
fatal room "and now lies on Anne s
bed, whom, two days since she would
not allow to touch her. Its fondness
for me seemed quite like a rational
creature who had lost a friend and
sought consolation from another."
In a note acompanylng a picture
Scott sent to Lady Abercorn, dated
August 2, 1820, he wrote: The dog
which I am represented as holding ln
my arms is a
Pointed Paragraphs
It's surprisingly easy to make a bad
matter worse.
e
A woman says that all men must be
equal because none are superior.
Ever notice that the most glaring
faults are those of others?
If a man is a model husband that Is
the one thing he is fit for.
a
There'B ono good thing about woman;
tbey are dlfforcnt from. men.
a
Many a man's Intellect is like a bot
tle of water you can see through It,
Surely he Is a wise man who knows
when he has enough before he gets It.
One way to get rid of your friends
Is to acquire the "I told you so" habit.
But after a girl has been ltlssed once
she knows how to act as If she hadn't
been, . . s
a
Most jnen know what not to do, but
few have sense enough to refrain from
doing It.
Shakespeare was mistaken when he
said "All the world's a stage." It'a a
t.eadmill.
a
Love Is a garne of chance. Be sure
that you are a good loeer before you
take a hand.
Rryan.
From Collier's.
The service done by Mr. Bryan to his
party and the country will not be for-,
gotten. Nobody has In recent years 11-
highland terrier from j lustra ted more wonderfully the truth
with which the street car com- j sufficient to have covered the site Kw." has been visiting New York, ' Ji ast'h or8a,lize'' man
, pany handled tho great crowds . with ten dollar sold nieces Pt on and giving his experiences there ., I ,It.ern" ln.
i 1. i.- ji 1 . - , , , . . y, iiumin anc
vi ioob c7iv id luut.ji iu u t rtmii. ' euge.
The many thousands of people sud-! Thi
demy-thrust Into the city and the! on these values aggregate an enor-1 He draws a continuous contrast be I before" for" wh" h htarUesrthaks'Vour
larger use of the cars by local peo-. m0us sum. a sum that must be ween city management in New York j artist too c finl oan for
lim m aueuuiug me various events, created hv somebody's toil. The and in Glasgow, very much to tho
his part in the exploitation and also
I maims to sons and daughters of vetv
conironiea tne traction neon e w th nriro nf nn g. h-a, nrtvnntno nf r.iaoo n.1.1.1,
.. vi ULIV II UU ir) LI IMrr.- ..'..v...ur,u UIHDhU " . nil I . -
rt i , . I vu.i.i.Li. DDI ri UJJ.
1D1...L vum vi u . ub iiuw. tiui ne aoe8IHad our name been coupled with the 1
; mnKO run statements as to tho ex- r loneers' reunion we would have been
great, pro uieni. 1 ne eincient man- ( Bents an extraordinary problem
' Tift? In which the Issue was. m e f w '1 a ..... i
... w njuci iiaii ccunuiii 11 H.
the subject of comment by numer-: . . . ;
" . oub visitors and has been favorably!
noted by many Portland residents.
-JTheiijournal sometimes has to take
i' Issue wifh" the plans and policies of
Uthe Portland Railway. Light & Pow-
Railroad
holds virtually all of the anthracite
coal land In eastern Pennsylvania ln
consequence of the low rate of tax. The
lands are assessed as poor agricultural
lands. Instead of valuable coal land."
"In Greater New York city the land
value, Independent of improvements, 1
close to five thousand million dollars
Manhattan Island was bought from the
1 Indians by the Dutch traders in the
A CONVENTION CITY
tent to which the city provides f or I conent t0 Pass th matter by. I am
:er company, but there is nothing but
if Justice in this acknowledgment of
J : the' company's effectiveness in
P
ORTLAND has passed into
new era. it is
era
I the welfare of its inhabitants. Glas
gow owns Its car lines and gives
ararid transit at cheap rates for the
mov
ent. It is a convention working man between the factory
It is an era in which :nnH th ct,,0 ti,. i.. t
-,-..' ouuui 1110 in;:, uru-
1 OTU.U1.1 win nouse great na- rided amnio dweiUnpa tn ki.in
.1 : ,.. ... - . 1 ' " "
pii nt-miss i:Ke mat or last
week
ing the great throngs of last week.
i A Blmilar recognition of the po-i-llce
department is also due. Enor
JlflOUB buTdens in extra service and
't- added responsibilities were on the of eliglbles forlmost any great coa
;vpuce vuruuKLiuui me wren. Hut iticl111"- jpnrtment
tilt common gnowieogo tnat in spite; u" (IHI not Know netore that we 'tlir
seventeenth century, for $25 worth of
rather triad vnu made tho nmitn I calico and glass beads. Today the land
we are preparing to carry out the sub- value excef8 three thousand million
Ject matter of a resolution we passed ' dollars." There Is one family In New
favoring an increase of tho n.n,inn. ! York whose, fortune has grown from
now paid veterans of only J8 per month , 2ft'ft0n 10 m0re than four hundred and
to J30 ner month, samn am rivli ,r inty minion, una umi wumn a lew
eet in most rn ,hn I generations. Who has made this in
5 vears of n: nnrt ! crease In value?
1 IlOUSeS for citv dwellers. It sella trat.
The ease with which the HlkB at. 4S cents a ifton .wtrinit.
were taken care of is the beginning, at extraordinary prices, and makes a
point. That achievement is an event. profit on each. It provides public
It establishes Portland in a new : wash houses everv tew Mnob-r
rank. It places Portland on tho list ; the housewives do (heir washing hv
machinery, each in a separate com-
and rirv thoir rlnthns In
veterans -.ill
have passed
want the widest rossible nuhlh ItV
given to us, and I hope this letter will
bo a help. Very few, if any of the
Indian war veterans of our early In
dian wars on this coast but what are
well toward 80 years of age and most of
them beyond tWt. I will name again
the ftr survivors of the Cuyuse war
of 1847-4S, that you ga-e as being in
attendance ln your Issue of June 20:
i,.,.i ,. ' " ouiiwew, i; i naries
Ut tn crowds nnd in n, could handle so m.,nv n,.l tk ' .'. . 1 "t .... . . i DoJ.8' 90; Sl Nelson- : Bol Durbin. 83.
I$r , . , "-""r.,, . ; ' -l "'" ,l"'!,l nl5 u " iamiiy s week's wash- We hope congress will magnanimous
M larger criminal element tnat always , lhH crown was au.uuu and upwards. , ing. ly Mace all veterans like these on an
jyilOCKB to a city at such times, there ; otioay Knows now much the real i
,uva a notable absence of crime and , figures may be anovo HO, 000.
Tho testimony as to tho facility j
with which this great crowd
Tof, the casualties usually incident to
p such occasions.
was !
A FRENCH REMEDY
1
6
P
A vat a .T 1 t
AjtviotA.M nousegeepers com-, mnrimMo .,ni,t,uit ..u
plained of the prices of meat,; verbal emphasis, tho visitors say
milk, vegetables, flour, coal : their convention was the best cared
an1 itrrxnA e r want n. in ...
I r.u , ' "cul uu BiriKe:ror. the hospitality of the conven
;tO Set them lowered some months tion city the warmest, tho illumlna
;Bgo,.but failed. Their loudest pro- Uom and decorations the most beau
test was against rents of apartments if,,!, the weather the balmiest and
in the tenements, where three most Dleannnt nn,i th. ,,,.1
OImhkow cares for the recreations
of her people for there are in the
heart of the city, -under the open
sky, 30 bowling greens for public
use. In spring and summer end
less onnnrf nnil le3 nro n-t van in mil
is no difference of view. With re- j into the country for fresh air and
pleasure. Municipal hotels and
handled is from lips of tho visitors. 1
There is no discordant note. There !
dktlons the most agreeable of any
convention in tho history of the Elks.
All this is not a mere enisodA
fourths and more of the industrials
at Paris are housed. Tho munici
pal council listened, and resolved to
man w.am nlni.lt., rr !
.,.u-u ..u.umij. ine,Dut a big fact. It Is of extraordln-
iCQPIlCUJUierfitom Applied . to the gov-Ury slgnincHnc to Portland It rives
rT?irMTe.t? l?T ?J40'0fl0'- thl8 thousands of distant parti
! l 0kt m"nIciPal bond". that, sans who will help Portland get fut
Hn the proceeds, they may erect ure conventions. It gives this city
....... m.uvv ttUU lease 1 a personal and positive advertising !
longing nouses, not In ones, as ln
New York, but enough for all needs
of the poor 'man are open to him.
"When a citizen of Glasgow walks
along the street, he feels he Is on
his own property. " The street car
is his carriage. Every municipal un
taking is his, . and he feels It.
None of the municipal undertakings
Is taken as charity. They do not
impoverish the people. The people
themselves own " them" and regard
Jthem as their personal property.
In California, Congressman Kent
was nominated for reelection at Re-
equal rooting with Civil war veterans.
C JtUS H. WALKER.
Grand Commander.
Destroy Monopoly.
Portland, July 13. To the Editor of
The Journal. What will release the
American people from their present
bondage? Destroy monopoly, by giving
us free trade anrl sjngle tax. Protec
tive tariff creates monopoly, monopoly
creates privilege, "privilege creates con
ditions under which Justice is Impossi
ble, as between rich and poor in our
courts." Absolute free trade and slngla
tax will break the back of monopoly,
and monopoly destroyed, prosperity will
come knocking at our doors. The rem
edy Is within our grasp. It Is with
us now. We do not have to wait a more
propitious time, but apply the remedy
now.
Assess all land at Its full market
value and tax it accordingly. That
done, you have- th battle won,--"10
man wants to hold out of use that
which is h,eavlly taxed.
The reason they do hold land out of
use Is becauss there is no penalty for
so doing, and public opinion sanctions
It. By taxing it, much Idle land would
Who but all the peo
pie?
Increase in population, the birth of
babies, laying out of streets and other
Improvements, all have contributed to
ward this Increase. Why not get our
revenue from land? Let those who have
grown so enormously rich pay a Just
part of the taxes. Why not take over
a part of tho unearned Increment?
"It requires about $2,000,000,000 to
run our government annually. If all
tho lands in this country were assessed
at their market value, and taxed ac
cordingly, we would have a revenue of
more than 14,000,000,000." We could
cut our taxes in half.
Extend tho tax list to all kinds of
monopoly and with It give us free trade
and prosperlty-wlH perch upon our ban
ner. "tlENRY M. JONES.
The Victim of Environments.
Olendnle, Or., July 14. To the Editor
of The Journal. The very commendable
editcrials in The Journal, July 11, "Tools'
of Sorrow" and Ju'y 12, "A Dead Tele
phone Girl," are worthy of more than
passing notice, as typical of Christ's
teachings, that seek to replace the re
venge of barbarism with what should
be the loving charity of civilization.
The two crimes mentioned ln your
editorials wero both the result of the
environment of the perpetrators of the
crimes. In the case of the boy who
shot and killed his sweetheart, when
Jilted by her, It Is not at all likely this
killing would have occurred If the boy's
training- had been along the t1nesof
loving charity but It Is more likely the
environments which have surrounded
him aurtured and developed the Bplrit
of revenge that, demands "an eye for
an eye," and develops the murderer
wtth a nerve for execution, which needs
Kintall, of a breed very sensible, very ' that the United States is a country In
faithful and very Ill-natured. It some- j which men often grow surprisingly
times tires, or pretends to do so, when latter they have reached mlddlo life.
I am on horseback and whines "to be I Mr. Bryen at Bnlttmnrt had all the
taken up Where he aits before me like j honesty, courage and sympathy whisa
a child without any assistance. Scott's 'have made h!m leader of the Pemocratlo
love for dogs continued throughout his liberal manses, and he had a maturity, 1
life. la strength, a distinguished economy of'
'effort, a logic, a control, which marked
Tomorrow Walter Savage Landor's 1 him as a more formidable and a more
"Pomero." ! complete figure than he has been before
I in any of his campaigns. We liked the
"boy orator" of 1896. We admire anj
trust the fighting statesman of 1912.
but the Incentive of revenge to bring
into action, and the victim of criminal
environments takes the life of a help
less girl, ln revenge for some real or
fancied wrong, or with the same nerve,
trained in criminal environments, as an
executioner, representing the state, he
Noise of the Motors.
From the Et. Louis Gazette.
Most of the noise made by motor
cycles and automobiles Is not necessary,
but Is Inspired by tho vanity of the
springs the trap that makes the state 1 rlae'i or Of the chauffeur, who la desir
a murderer, for revenge. The predom- ous of being looked at. They are of the
lnatlng use of the gun is to take life breed that would affect a limp or some
and when we place this instrument ot 1 ;her Infirmity as an Indirect method
death ln the hands of a child we are of calling attention to a new eult of
planting the seeds of murder and In clothes, or who would hulld the hen-
return we reap a maximum crop of
murderers and then seek our Justifica
tion by murdering, ln the name of the
state, the murderer whom we have
trained to murder, and, for profit, have
placed In his hands the instruments
with which to take life.
If the state is Justified in taking the
life of this victim of criminal training,
It would be doubly justified In taking
the life of his teachers and those, who,
for profit, supplied him with tho deadly
revolver with which to make practical
demonstration of his learning.
Can the man whose tiarsh language
resulted ln the suicide of the telephone
girl, who was serving him, ever Justify
hi thoughtless act, the harsh - word
that blotted out this young life? W'ho
Is most to blame, was it the over sen
sitive disposition of the girl that was
serving the public at the telephone, was
It ill health or business vexations of the
competitive system that caused the use
of the Tiarsh language or was it the
environments of childhood that had cul
tivated the selfish greed that produces
the Individualist who knows only self?
wnoever la to blame It should cause
society to stop and consider what share
of the responsibility rests on them. In
the mad rush for wealth, all elBe Is lost.
and as society has created- the demand
for wealth, aociety Is alone to blame.
as the Individual Is but the victim of:
hla environments. F, C. LADD.
Better Service Wanted.
Portland'. Or., July 14. To the Editor
of The Journal The letter of "N, B."
in Sunday's Journal expresses the Ideas
of many people who ride on the Twenty
third street carline. The after mid
night service on this line Is very un
satisfactory and it aeema to mo that
it could easily be remedied by the
- mi. . at ... 1 m '. 1 ' ' 1 . m. - 4'
onujiin easement 01 routing over twen
ty-third street some of the cars which
now go to the barns via Sixteenth
street. " This would be appreciated by a
number of people. It's a chance for
th Portland Railway to accommodate
tne PUDUC MARSHALL STREET.
house oa stable ln the front yard to get
passersby to look ln the direction of the
new dwelling.
By Comparison.
From the Washington Star.
"You seem to have more respect for
the weather forecasts than formerly."
"Yes," replied Farmer Corntossel.
"After looking over the campaign pre
dictions, weather bulletins strike me aa
mighty reliable."
Always in Good Hu
mor
STUBBORN.
From the Town Topics.
Wife My husband In not well.
afraid he'll glvo out.
Wife's Mother Well, he may give out.
He certainly never gives In.
I'm
From tho Cincinnati Enqalrer.
"Wasn't it David who said, 'All men
are liars?'" asked the office pest.
"No, Roosevelt," replied the office
grouch.
From the Detroit Free Press.
"Did you get the number of that
automobile?" asked the policeman of
the prostrate pedestrian. t
"No; but It got mine!" gasped the
man, who was given to slang. 1
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
She Mary wouldn't work for $2 a
week and -now she Is working for a,
dollar.
lie What happened? Did they cut
her wages?
She No; she got married, v,
ITS HAp,DTO
, j'rom t'uek.
Dolly She married a very old man,
didn't she? I understand he had One'
foot in thej?rave. , ,.
Polly That's what she thought, tee;
but he still continues to buy hla sheet,'
by the pair. . . -