THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, s PORTLAND, ' MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1912,
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Great vlcea are the proper ob
jects of our destestatlon, and
smaller faults of our pity, but
affectation appears to b the
only true source of the ridicu
lous. Fielding.
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MB. KELLAHER'S rOSITIOX
I
R. KELLAHER has requested
the secretary of state to place
after his name on the ballot
th words. "Progressive, for
iRoosevelt." But he has done noth
ing to remove his name as a Taft
elector, and nothing to give the Taft
' people opportunity to have five elect
ors on the ballot. .
In more than 100 years of Ameri
can history, no presidential elector
has ever proven faithless. Between
every elector who was ever sent to
Washington and the people who sent
him there, the explicit understanding
(incident to the position has always
- been respected, and the covenant en
tered into, scrupulously carried out
No elector has ever cared to in
Tita the odium that would come from
Ja violation of the Implied pledge of
fidelity assumed by his acceptance
'of the trust No elector has ever
i ' dared to stain his name by disloy
alty to one of the most sacred func-
s itlons in the whole scheme of the
'American elective syBtem.
The third party in Oregon cannot
afford to sustain Mr. Kellaher In his
position. It claims that it withdrew
from the Chicago convention on high
(moral grounds. It claims, whether
- Justified or not, that the withdrawal
was on the ground that Taft stole
' the nomination.
How, then, can it Justify Itself be-
jfore the people, If, as a party, It Joins
jln the theft of a Taft elector In Ore
k gonf
OUR GREAT PROGRESSIVES
F
RANK MUNSEY, a director of
the Morgan steel trust, has pur
chased the New York Press,
and will at once direct Its en
ergies in advocacy of the election of
iRoosevelt.
- Of course, as a director of the steel
trust, Mr.Munsey Is a progressive.
George W. Perkins, another director
lot the steel trust, is a progressive.
(Judge Gary, the president of the
(steel trust, who first proposed tho
Perkins plan of regulating trusts,
which plan Is a leading plank in the
ithlrd party platform, is a progres
jBive. The whole steel trust, in fact,
Us progressive.
The net profits of the steel trust
were $l,109,14ff,093 In only nine
years. It is a sura greater than the
entire expenditures of an extrava
igant United States government for a
whole year, war budget and all.
It is one third the entire expendi
tures of the government of the
United States from 1SC1 to 1865, in
cluding the cost of the Civil war. It
Its nearly three times the entire cost
Jot the Panama canal, the greatest
nglnee"rEg u'fial'OT
tory of man.
, Yet It la net profits, accumulated
.by the steel trust of which Mr. Mun
feey and Mr. Perkins are directors,
land accumulated in only nine years.
Of course, the steel trust is pro
gressive. WAR IX THE Allt
THE season for reviews of armies
by the military nations Is on.
Proofs are being given of pre
paredness for the' grim reality
loresnadowed by these masses of
drilled men. German v collects 1 -o -1
? '000 soldiers to pass before the kais -
'er's view, France brings army corps
together that muster 130, 00u in the
ranks. The small but very costly
British array sends 30,00u nun, or
so, to Salisbury Plain, chiefly to
test her citizen Bhort term soldiery,
for the "territorials,'' now in their
fourth year, make a good part of the
show.
In all these armies squadrons, or
even regiments, of aeroplanes of vari
ous designs, are sent up to take the
place of the light cavalry that used
to bo caHed the eyes of the army.
This year the functions of the aero
plane are confined to scouting, ex
cept so far as testing may he given
to the bomb - dropping that tho
Italians have practiced in Trluoli
Bijt tne snips of the air are to be i
armed. The Germans have never lost 1 "0t BC,llev' even neater distinc
faith in the Zeppelins, though seven ,ion aa a race of man killers.
Oi toese monsters have already be .
Wrwkfcd Vivn hnvn hn v.. .111 ,
... . U1U11 in ine
past year, and sixteen more are in
process of construction, twelve of
them by popular subscription. These
are veritable alr-Bhlns-of-wnr
t . " . wiea wuhlwhich radically stiniillfiea nnd
.i aluminum tne bodies are so strong
. anil ricirl that pum nnj !,. 'l!!
7 IT """Huiuuan
,Meigiuuic vver two tons can be
OIlul. urea
. i downward Is aided by gravity in its
.momentum. Experiments have
-iduwnJLia. ai(L-lhat .jUoaH-poHiMi
shot fired down at a slant of not less I counsel filed a ('declaration," setting
than 45 degrees from the height offorth in special lingo the facta on
one mile vlir easily penetrate twojwhlch Ma claim rested. Unless the
Inches of steel. The last official reA j defendant filed a "demurrer," he an-jed,
nort rIIpctph that tha heaviest aruns ;
carried by the air ships and fired
from a height of a mile and a half
will destroy the strongest battleship.
These stories are taken seriously
in both Franco and England, as we
hear that experiments are being car
ried out and estimates made for
strengthening with steel defences
both decks of ships and roofs and
coverings of shore batteries and
forts.
So the war game goes on, and the
peoples have to pay the piper.
IF WE ARE FOOLISH
E
VEN though there is to be a
large number of measures on the
November ballot, what of it?
Was there not a time once
when we could not get any measure
on the ballot? Was that not a time
when we all would have been mighty
glad to get measures on the ballot?
Did not the legislature in those
days refuse to give us the laws we
asked for?
Did not, for instance, the people of
this state urge the legislature for a
long time to pass a direct primary
law, and did not tho legislature re
fuse to do it?
After the legislature refused, did
we not pass the direct primary law
ourselves by means of the initiative?
Granting for the sake of argu
ment that there are too many meas
ures on the ballot and there are
would It not be folly, for that rea
son, to enter upon a wholesale plan
of voting against all measures?
Would it not be folly to adopt for
tho same reason, a majority amend
ment enabling the miuority to defeat
the will of the majority?
Remembering the past, would It;
not be folly for us to enter hnsMlv
upon any course of action that will
In any way endanger the Oregon sys-
tern or any part of it?
Noting the vain and futilo efforts l
of many sister states now struggling
to throw off machine rule by bossoB. I
and contrasting the conditions in
those states with the utter abaenoc 1
of boss rule and machine politics In j
our own state, would it not be folly
for us to do one single' thing i
that might in any way operate to t.he !
detriment of the successful working
of tho Oregon system?
Even though there Is to be a large
number of measures on the Novem
ber ballot, what of it?
Is it not better to bear the ills we
have than fly to others with which
we havo had a hitler experience?
Is it not better to give an intelll-,
gent study to all these measures, i
voting down those that ought fo be j
beaten and passing thoa. that are'""-" L"H ,,UI"T Ul uueriU
meritorious"' i patronage in aid of La Kollette'B op-
The Oregon system Is the richest l,.,ta- NW"lair men who were
legacy the people of Oreeon have. It
makes the power of the ballot a real
nower. and makes the Orornn rlrl7in
sovereign
Mgn It is the most precious ' r'''n llla('08 at tlie Public l ie counter, havo been pioneers ever Hlnce this prop
itlon PVPr hrrniirhMntn h nrn i Step by step, every hindrance that erty eil" orl ,f'p market for homes, un
ition ever orougnt into the pro- nir,m. tn r VnUt I"r tlJe promise hst the tunnel would
of self government, and should f0,llrl 1)0 t'iro"H ln La Folleltes bt put through.
institution
cessea
bP euarded as the most -nrnvl rnv1
ernmental heritage that has ever i
come to man. :
How foolish we should be to vote
no on every measure on the ballot
regardless of its merit!
How foolish we should be to r-iss
a wicked amendment thf.t proposes
to give the minority power over the
majority!
why m:s commit mi Riirn
I.
n. SNRlCI) of Testis shot Cap
tain Hoyce. whoso son cloned
with X'rs. Sliced. A Texas jurv
refused to convict, and, Satur
day, Sneed shot the son. The Sneed
MQSoCjBjqaja
further assassinations are expected
We convict less than one and one
half per cent of those who commit
murder. Germany convicts 85 per
cent. All the nations of Europe con
vict from 50 per cent upwards.
With our convictions of less than
one and one half per cent, the crim
inal knows in advance that he has
98 Va chances out of 100 not to be
convicted. He knows that for every
one and one half chances of capture
find conviction, he has Ds'3 chances
to escape.
Sneed was acquitted for one kill-
lng- and ho hiiB ,akt'n chances on
!anothur - !'very assass'n who com-
urns premeditated murder remem
bers that 98 out of 100 are never
sentenced, and when he cleans tip his'
weapon and goes out to slay be nat
urally reasons that he will be one of
the 98 i,.
Add to this, the prevalent habit of
revolver carrying, and it is easy to
see why we aro the greatest ruan
kililug nation in the world. In Chi
cago alone, one person is murdered
every twenty-four hours. In the
country, somebody is murdered every
hour of the day and night, 3C5 days
in a year.
In view of tho recklessness with
which wo tolerate the revolver hab
it, and in view of our incompetency
in capturing and convicting murder
ers, it is almost miraculous that wo
SIMI'LLH LAWSUITS
T
HE term of Governor Wilson in
Now Jersey is now to be further
marked by an act of the legis
lature at its recent session
a0 tho ,
' the Procedure in. court in all
.common
aw casea.
Tha r-Aiifta 1 r, l.nH, , ir i
courtf, rpj lnw-lorm
s of the
tngllsh law books were transferred
bodily to the new country.
a "plea." The plain
tiff came back with a "replica
tion." This won't do, said the de
fendant, and promptly filed a "re
Joinder." Were they then ready for
tho court hearing? No, indeed, there
came the plaintiff's "surrejoinder,"
and then, the defendant's "rebuttal,"
after which the plaintiff has a "sur
rebuttal." Then the cause might bo
set for trial and the jury called.
As far back as 1 b 7 0 tho English!
revolted, and the Common Law Pro
cedure act vas passed. Under that
the whole ground was swept clear.
The plaintiffs lawyer prepared a
"complaint." tolling his story in plain
language. The defendant filed an
"answer," in equally simplo terms.
The plaintiff filed a "reply," which
marked tho issue to be tried, and
thereon they went into court to be
heard.
Not only Was the preliminary ex
pense of an a:tii. cut to the quick
but a whole breed of lawyers, called
"common pleaders." whose business
it had been as exports to prepare all
the preliminary stuff, went out of
existence at a Btroke.
Not only Now York but other
states have in tlruo adopted reforms
.similar, in .inciple, but scarcely one
of them has ventured the full limit
as in England.
New Jersey has followed suit, and
has "gone" New York two better.
Sh. h.is abolished the "demurrer,"
replacing it by a "motion addressed
to l lio complaint." This challenges
the law ot tho complaint, and is
promptly heard. A similar "motion
addressed to the answer" can do tho
same lor the defence.
'i he othw -ow Jersey reform is
also built on an English model.
Hither party may call on tho other
to admit either documents or facts
material.
Of such matters no proof
111 court is needed
If admission Is
refused and the party is put to the
expense of proof all costs thereby
incurred are paid, win or lose, by
the party so ref lining,
The English plans apply in equity
:is vu'u aa in common law cases.
HIS FIGHT ON LA FOLLKTTE
N this page Is an account of tho
long fight made by Theqdore
Roosevelt on Robert La Fol
ltstte. If Is an extreniolv interesting nar
rative. When La Toilette was fight
ing desperately with his back to tho
wall for progressive measures in
iseonsln and the nation
nobody i
gave more comfort to his political en
emies thau old Mr.-Roosevelt.
Mr. Roosevelt, as president, pin-
I I .. .. A . I. ... u ... 1 . . a i . ,
1 1,1 JU1L ""uerai
1 appointments. Standpat politicians
'no ?ro orTMnK,hlrn Were given
t! ..1. 1 !.. 1.1... 1 . - A ... 1 . n 1 1
unhesitatingly appli.-d by the
While -House, a fut't that is widely
known and popularly resented by the
i progressive Republicans of Wiscon-
jsin.
I It Is almost miraculous that La
! Follotte should have won under the
i handicaps that were thrown about
'him. Only his own Indomitable pur-
pose, his unparalleled staying pow
jers, his perennial partnership with
I the plain people and the justice of
swered wltn
the pi. if. 1 1 ..Hue niea.-iurcs tor uhlrhUtfit the wun.in,; das in iit,lection bv
1 lie battled enao'ed til" flrhtitie Wis- I
cousin titut ennui n to finally win.
'I he ItMUMiU plurality by Which hej u 8 true you write In your pdl
carried Wisconain for senator in his I tonal of September 12. 'Who Owns the
latest race la some evidence of Imw I
voters.
It is not surprising that La Fol-
lette opposes Mr. Roosevelt's candi
dacy. He has reasons', Mr. La Fol
letto arid Mr. Roosevelt are different
kinds of progressives.
PREVENTING DELINQUENCY
IT Is absolutely true that the home
is the right place to forestall de
linquency in boys and girls. It is
unfortunately also true that suf
ficient attention has not been given
by the community hitherto to so deal
with those children who have been
started on tho downward course by
the lack of home care and guardian
ship as to correct the waywardness
fostered in the home.
For many years the remedy for
those who are called delinquent chil
dren was sought in punishment. The
j "reform school" was supposed to
fill the double function of punish
ing erring children by strict disci
pline and, by teaching trades of vari
ous kinds, to give them a chance of
a start in life on their release. How
unsatisfactory, tho system was can
be gathered from the wide accept
ance of the methods of the Juvenile
court, based on sympathy with the
child, as a victim rather than a pur
posed criminal.
But that the Juvenile court is a
system of remedy rather than of pre
vention is very plain.
The inquiry of today Is this. Can
not tho child be so dealt with as to
keep him or her out of the class over
which the juvenile court exercises
Jurisdiction?
The problem has been best dealt
with, as in Los' Angeles, by organiz
ing echopls which are part of tha
public school system of. the city, with
specially adapted teachers and spe
cial courses of-training wherein the
difficult, or even delinquent children
may be dealt with. The epecial feat
nro nf those schools is the manual
and outdoor training of the punils.
Constant employment of those vol-
atne ana irrepressiDia oemgs
where not only their i brains, their
f n tellect ti al" sf deTurtnelr "physical
side may be cared for, developed arid
trained supplies the. outlet for th
over abundant energy which neglect.
tends -to lawlessness and to to
wickedness and then to crime.
This subject will, it is to be hoped,
find full expression at the meeting of
the Y. M. C. A. tomorrow night -
Jackson county contributed 1300
to the Wilson campaign fundi Lane
county has followed with more than
$200. Assurances from Union are
that Wilson supporters there will
make a handsime showing. Will
any county overlook this great issue
of the plain sople financing a pres
idential campaign?
Letters From tne People
(Communication! aent to The Journal
for publication In this department
should be written on only one side of
the paper, should not exceed 300 word
lu length and must be accompanied by
th nnm and address of the sender. If
the-wrMer -doea-nat desire atthavelht
nanie published, he should so state.)
Plea for a Tualatin Tunnel.
Portland, Or., Kept. 14. To the Editor
of The Journal What would I not glvo
to be able to write In a scholarly way,
as bo many of your correspondents do!
How well, I imagine, 1 could describe
the beauties of the scenery near and
ground Portland! I could use an argu
ment that Portland Is sleeping, when
the advtintaaes Rained by easy access to
the beautiful Tualatin valley are Ig
nored. The hlltside west of Council
Crent Is covered with homes; besides,
tliore are tent houses whose owners are
only waiting for easy transportation
to the city, which means the tunnel
bored through the hill.
When Mayor Simon appointed a com
mififilon on this tunnel project, they Im
metllately askt'd an appropriation of
$C600 for ttie purpose of securing the
services of a civil enulneer to lay out
the route, but our present mayor ve
toed the proposition on the ground that
It was mi "individual enterprise.'" Hut
when $10,000 was appropriated to (jive
the deserving worklnuman a means
whereby hu could live through the win
ter, the pcene was laid on the east
sldo and our mayor aeked, bo the pa
ters stated, for onother appropriation
or $6000. Tou sec, $2600 was consid
t.id an "Individual enterprise," because
the jinn who were appointed happened
to be land owners In the Tualatin val
ley, hut an amount of $15,000 put In Im
provements on the cast side did not
benefit our hillside people one mite.
Now If this tunnel could be bored
through, it would open up trade for the
cat birle of the city, as well uh tin;
west. H would moan such a boom in
building homes as Portland has never
known. It means Ifss than 10 mlnutea
tor streetcar transit, it means, wuero
now the stores are losing hundreds of
dollars through Inability to deliver their
goods, an lncreune in trade they have
never experienced. Tha cast side has
Krown out seven miles, with still more
to follow. I.ents is asking admission.
linllveilfS are made out that far. Hut
wo people, on tha slope, within a ra-
dins of two miles, can get no deliver
ies, tlur money lor we pioneers on
the slope are not poor people lies in
tlit! bunks .litre and In the east, waiting
for the tunnel to put it Into circulation.
We aro getting weary of waiting. Wo
have chosen this spot, overlooking tho
valley for out" huinuu. Wo want iiij
other place In Portland. We will havo
arc lights within a month and the Pa
cific Telcpliono eoinpanj has made some
concessions. But wa want more. We-
demand more. W'e deserve mora. Wo
SOfTMEKN CRKST PIONEER.
Ownership of the Kurth.
Portland, dr., Sept. 13, To the Editor
of The Journal The bitter note In the
address of Clarence Uarrow is, only too
true in that the "Earth is not the
Lord's or the pla-ln people's but has
liBfii acijulifd by man through force
and Is held by force." f
If i.i.'land, Germany, France, Russia
and tho I nited HtuU;s ware mire of their
possessions whv should they maintain
lurgo nuvies anil armies? Is it not u
fani that
the ruling class has always
force, cunnliitfly de vised fables, the fear
of Clod and condemnation and now the
tilni- f.f rwiwrlv HPfl KT:i rvnt !in
Irth7" mat the state of Oregon has
nmuti Kreai
progress in that It has
iba-iniaatlv6 end referendum but as
Mr. narrow well bl the ruTTng'oIasTnnaT!---
cares hot what laws are made so long
as they have "the power of Interpreta
tion of the laws in the election and ap
pointment of the Judges.
It makes no material difference to
the ruling class whether the Republi
can, Democratic, Prohibition or Progres
sive party Is elected with tha savereitrn
power to rule, as they all stand for
the same fundamental law the sacred
right of private property in the man
who is able to acquire it and to tax the
people, to maintain a navy and army to
secure him in the possession of it.
Mr. Uarrow Is, a man of much learn
ing and also experience but I am afraid
that while ho may "speak forth the
words of truth and soberness" that
"much learning doth make him" blinded
and ho dors not yet se,e that while' "vot
ing la a nice little toy to keep the peo
ple satisfied" the people are rapidly
learning that the ballot Is as great a
weapon as the bullet.
Mr. Darrow Is practically an avowed
apostle of direct action and there is no
doubt lu , my mind that a large body
of mm who have become disinherited
and in every way belong to the prole
tariat class are going to become disci
ples of direct action since they have
notiuntr to lose out tneir chains.
I do not think that capitalism will
make any concessions to the working
class.
I have preat faith in the power of
publlg opinion and the newspaper In
which to express that opinion. The
printed word when it shall fall with
dynamite force for the rights of the
people will largely determine whether
the earth will be restored to the peo
ple by the ballot ami paacevor the bul
let, dynamlta and force or assassina
tion and arson,
I believe the people on this earth arS
learning that the "Earth and Us ful
ness is the Lord's and he hath given
it to the children' of men to enjoy," and
that the private ownership of tha earth
acquired by man through force and held
by force will soon disinherit all men
and the children of men will be com
pelled to rise a a mighty, army with
uanui, ru nui nmteis, ana proclaim
to the ends of the earth that it shall
be restored to the children as a heritage
to enjoy which will mean the collective
ownership of the earth and the fulness
thereof. VICTOR SMITH.
Slnglq Tax in Victoria.
Portland Sept. 11. To the Editor nf
! The Journal Industriously cl ran In t i n e
j Z7 XZsJiTul TW
take taxes off Improvements and make
up tha difference with a graduated tax
on land owners having over 110 Don in
land values .un- Ui MiMsmHl -rolls nf
nv countv. ruin and devastation and
COMMENT AND
SMALL CHANGE
Tha mean old sea; tha water's fine
now.
Darrow is an idealist with iomt bad
Ideals.
Lincoln never answered bitterly or
angrily.
.
Everybody ought to co to at least
one fair. .. .
Silence in a candidate pften better
than speech.
Oregon can properly say "well dona"
to her senators.
Evenings are get tins lonr enough to
study the pamphlet
In the year 9913 people will b dis
cussing the social evil
That Pendleton Bound-Up has gained
a ' national reputation.
Oreat hay weather lately If there
were any hay material.
RooeyeUadmlt8that he won't ea-
tabllsVTne rnirreniuffl. TttmeUenrunr,
maybe.
Women divide up In politics Just the
same as men do, q ''what's tha dif
ference?" .
Perhaps the Colonel was anxious to
learn how the second itoman Empire
came out,
Oregon colleges should be considered
good enough by Oregon young people
and their parents.
Historians and other writers apeak
very well of several presidents who
served only one urm.
Nothing 1 heard from Chancellor
Day, but it Is presumed that he hasn't
Joined the Moose party,
There la a growing suspicion among
both producers and consumers that the
middlemen esitct too much.
Professor Wilson Is rather shy of
tho Tammany Tier; thinks it may be
dangerous for the beast to show a lik
ing for him.
SEVEN CLEVER BOOKS
Huron Munchausen.
Who Is there that has not, in hla
youth, enjoyed the surprising "Travels
and Adventures of Darou Munchausen,"
ln Russia, the Caspian sea, Iceland, Tur
key, etc., told in a slim volume all too
short, indeed illustrated by a formid
able portrait of the baron in front, with
his broad sword laid over his shoulders
ami several deep gashes on his manly
countenance?
This book appears to have been first
published, in a restricted form, by one
Kearsley, a bookseller in Fleet street,
London, in 17S6. A few years after
ward It was reprinted, with a consid
erable addition of palpably Inferior mat
ter, by II. U Symunds, of Paternoster
row. The author's name was not given
and It has. till a recent date, remained
little or not ac all known. There can
hardly, be a more curious piece of iub
lucted biography.
The author of the baron's wonflnrful
adventures Is now known to have been
Rodolph Eric Raspe, a learned und sci
entific German, who died in the latter
I part of 1794 at Macros, in tho south
I of Ireland, while conducting some min
ing operations there. Much there was
of both good and 111 about poor Raope.
Tills Ingenious mau, who wast born at
Hanover ln 1 787, commenced lifo In tho
service of the land-gravo of Hesse Cas
scl as professor of archaeolopy, Inspec
tor of the public cabinet of medals,
keeper of the national library and a coun
cillor, but disgraced himself by putting
some of the valuables intrusted In him
in pawn to raise money for some tem
porary necessities. He disappeared and
was advertised for by the police as the
Councillor Uaspe a man with red hnir,
who usually appeared in a scarlet suit,
embroidered with gold, but sometimes
In black, blue or gray clothes. He was
arrested at Clausthal, but escaped dur
ing the night, and made his way to Eng
land, where he chiefly resided for the
remainder of his days.
Before bin lamentable "dnwnbr"ak" ln
life, P.aspo had manifested decided tal
ent In the Investigation of questions of
geology and mineralogy. Ho published
in T.ci'isin tn 17K:: i rurlrms volume in
L()tin m t,,p foi.matlon 0f volcanic is
land and the nature of pwtnfifd bodies.
In 1 7 fi 9 there was rend, tit the Royal
Kocietv In London a Latin paper of his
on tho teeth of elephniitlne and other
unlmals found In North America, and
it is surprising at what rational and
Just conclusions he had arrived. Raspe
1910, after paying their taxes, the people
of Victoria, B. C, voted to take taxes
off improvements. Tho city there car
ries on the public functions here pro
ceeding under city, county and school
governments separately. The state lev
ies a state wide graduated tnx on vari
ous forms of natural wealth and re
sources, so the city "could not do so. It
placed a flat single tax on land values
by a vote of about six to on. The levy
was the same all over the city. Not 8
bank has gone broke, not a home of a
worker confiscated, not a sign of a
panic The first seven months of 1910
the building penults under the old sys
tern of levying tsxes (practically what
we have in Oregon everything In sijfht)
were $1,4215,125. During the first threo
months of 1911 the law waa bung up ln
the courts, but nevertheless the- first
sever) months showed $1,767,960. Tha
first seven months of 1913 shows $,-
350,440. At tho same ratio of popula
tion Portland should show $30,000,000,
It will not shciy that much In 18
months, It will show $20,000,000 for
the whole of 1912, while Victoria will
probably show $9,000,000.
Adjoining "towns" that extend Into
the country and Include farms for
there are no counties show the same
wonderful development and the name
satisfaction with the exemption of l'm
provements from taxation.
ATiFHKD D. CRIDQEL
McGinn vs. Scriptnre.
Portland, Or., 8cpt. 15. To the Edi
tor of The Journal In his Bull Moose
sermon, Introducing Mr. Koosevelt,
Judge McGinn, appropriately enough
from a Bull Mooser's viewpoint, quoted
Joshua xxiv., 15, and added to the pray
erful thought of the hour.
Yet this does not suffice; neither Jew
or Gentile, agnostlo or the higher crit
ics, re ftt one as to the point; nor
is this surprising. For real, genuine,
perfervid controversy commend me to
the Scriptures. ln the bands of a Bull
Mooser. . -
gome of us ere disposed to take the
Interpretation of the same as we do
our mundane laws to the eourt of last
resort and abide therein; others like
unto Balaam roost us for our credulity.
Infallibility herein is an evolution from
the Ananias bunch, apparently, if not
apparently, let it go as applique. But
not to stray too far afield: But one
man, only one man, within the range
of my intellectual inquiries nas cianrieu
the connection between Joshua, xxiv.' 15,
and tha Bull Moose, and he Is Foley,
the Irish philosopher. .
wuota-faot - fi unary didn't get time to
' prognosticate Joshua, f'r a lady In front
NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS '
Baker Democrat: Labor conditions
in Baker and over th county are as
suring and there are few idle men.
..'....
The eider mill plant in North Silver
ton Is bains remodeled and a steam en
gine added to Increase the capacity.
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Joseph Herald: The brick work on
the tiehluer two-story business block is
about -completed and an army of car
penters will do the rest. It will be one
of tha best built and most beautiful
buildings In eastern Oregon when com
pleted. Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Marks, Linn coun
ty pioneers of the early Bft's, now res
idents of Oakland, Cal, are visiting
their son. County. Clerk WUlard JUarKs,
at Albany. Mr. Marks, according to
the Albany Democrat looks only 80 of
his 80 years.
Astorlan; Officers of the Scandinavian-American
Bank yesterday closed
a contract with the Fisher-Stevens com
pany, of Charles City, Iowa, for the in
stallation of a handsome system of ma
hogany finish, with tile floors for Its
new bank .building. now under construe.
tlou at Twelfth and Duana streets
Klamath Herald: In less than two
weeks 11. Newnham has produced from
his single acre and a half garden In
this city and s61d In the local market
over 70(j doaen cars of corn.. Tn corn
is well filled -out, tender and sweet,
end ' there has been In Mr. Newnbam's
experience here no damage resulting
from frost
Eugene Guard: A volunteer, sun
flower came up on O. W. Knepp's place
on the river road and he let it grow.
He brought the perfected head to this
office yesterday. , Exclusive of the stem
It weighs 11 pounds; Is 21 -Inches In
diameter , and 65 Inches in circumfer
ence. He has given It very little cul
tivation. Can any one beat it?
Dallas Itfeiniier: A great race, an
electric race. Is on between the Hill
and Hanlman lines for the securing
of the trade of this valley of ours, and
ftvery where that they are so far com
peting has been benefited by it. We
hope to see the race strike old Polk In
the near future, that we may secure
some of tha benefits other sections ar
enjoying.
bad detected the speclflo peculiarities,
distinguishing these teeth from those
of living elephants, and found no rea
soning for disbelieving that some large
elephants might have formerly lived in
cold climates, being exactly the views
long after generally adopted on this
subject.
The exact time of the flight to Eng
land is not known, but ln 1776 be is
found publishing in London a volume
of some Cerman volcanoes, thus again
showing bis early apprehension of facts
then little, if at all, understood, though
now familiar. And in the ensuing year
bo gave forth a translation of the Baron
Horn's Travels in Tameswar, Transyl
vania and Hungary a mineralogies
work of high reputation. In 1780, Hor
ace Walpole speaks of him as "a Dutch
savant, who bus come over here, and is
publishing two old manuscripts in in
fernal Latin, on oil painting," which
proved Wulpole's own Idea that the use
of oil colors waa known before the days
Cf Van KycJc
Such In part Is a history of the early
lifo of th author of "Baron Mun
chausen," a man of great natural pene
tration and attainments, possessed of
lively general faculties, and well fitted
for a prominent position in lift. Wait
ing, however, the crowning grace of
probity, he never quite got his head
above water; and died in poverty and
obscurity. It will be observed that. In
bis mining operations in Caithness, he
answered o Ihe character Of Do-uster-wive
in tha "Antiquary," and there Is
every reason to believe that ha gave
Scott tho idea of that character, albeit
the baronet of Ulbster did not prove to
bo so extremely Imposed upon as Sir
Arthur Wnrdour, or In any other respect
a prototype of that ideal personage.
Of all Itaspo's acknowledged works,
learned, Ingenious and far-seeing, not
one Is now familiar, and his literary
fame must rest with what he probably
regarded as a mere "jeu d'esprlt." It
may be remarked that a mere transla
tion of tho "Baron" into German was
published by the Ingenious ibirger in
1787. This was very proper, for most
of the marvels wero of German origin.
Some of these connected with hunting
are to bo found ln n dull, prosy form,
In Henry Mabel's "Facetiae," printed tn
Strasburg in 1608; others of the talos
are borrowed from CiiStlglionl's "Cor
teglans" and other known sources.
Tomorrow 'Bluebeard,"
av him told hini go way back an' plant
his theeoloje under th' coat tails av
th Bull Mooso. Whin he finished th'
fifteenth vurse he sbud have fired the
16th varse at her, for that wud be milk
to th' porridge. Ye see, Joshua gain
ered all av th' dlllygates av Israel over
to Sheehan, an' says to thim ln th'
Bull Moose tntrupltatlon; 'Ivry time ye
broke away se wjiat ye got; luk at th"
greeiiBackers ISiTWeyptrM'" th poppy
lists on th' wrong side av Jordan, an'
th' rest av th' bolters; put away thlin
sthranga gawds among ye.' he says; an'
I guess ivrybody Is doln' It, f'r th1 Bull
Moose buttons are still in th' express
ot'fls, charges unpaid."
CUDDY O'REOAN.
In the Name of Humanity.
Portland, Sept 13. 1912. To the edi
tor of The Journal. I have read of the
flogging of the prisoners In the Jack
son, Michigan, prison. Isn't It beyond
boliof that the people will permit such
fieiuiishness and cruelty in America,
when the people are the kindest and
where the people aro the kindest and
moat generous In the world?
None but those that love tho Lord and
serve him and have bis kindness and
Justice In their hearts should be al
lowed to bo keepers or governors over
prisoners or other human beings kept
In confinement and needing discipline.
Many of those poor prisoners are the
product of environment. hereditary
traits, and planetary influences. and
many of them are there through crimes
committed while under the Influence of
intoxicating liquors sold them by other
human beings, calling themselves men,
though "instruments of the devil"
would be n more proper name for
them. Why are laws not enacted
against the manufacture and sale of
liquors to white men the same as to
Indians? They commit the crimes of
lust and murder, the same as Indians
do, while under this influence, and
why rhould one be exempt more than
the other?
Prisoners or no prisoners, those men
should be treated with humanity by
those m charge. They should work and
be self-supporting. They should have
picture shows, music and church ser
vices. The seed thus planted will bring
good results in the lives of-those who.
from ill treatment might other-wise"" ie
hardened beyond recall. God gives all
tho world sunshine and rain, alike for
saint and sinner. Why should brutal
keepers withhold the gifts of peace and
happiness which rightfully belong
all humanity?
Destroy tha traffic in drink and you
will destroy most of the disease, and
immorality of the country and there
will te-'far-ft'ww-ttr-yHaon'.
MRS. L. O. BRIEN.
Roosevelt a Long Figkt
orb La FolJcttC'
It is pertinent to note Mr. Roosevelt's
attitude toward -the men who, did the
pioneer work of progressmsm and to
wards the means, which they adopted
for promotion of that work.
" La Follette was In the senate' when
Roosevelt came to thepfesldehcyrhav- "
Ing Already .assumed! a definedattltude
as a reformer within the 1 Republican
party. La Follette had behind Urn five
years of successful "constructive work
in Wisconsin. He had built up there
an organisation ln support of the
scheme of things which is now styled
progressive. If Mr. Roosevelt had been .
friendly to reform. If he,, had been
other than actively unfriendly to It, h
would have helped La Follette or at
least would have put no difficulties in
his way. But from the very beginning
he set himself against the man and his
work.
When the Wisconsin legislature met .
in 1901, Roosevelt then 'having Just
come Into the presidency, La Follette
presented his first large demand look
ing to a more popular plan ln state
government. It was in the form of two
Important proposals of legislation, one
a primary election law, the other a law
under which railroads should be taxed ,
on an equality with' other kinds of prop- .
erty. These issue were f oUght out in
a battle running through 1901, 1902, and
190$. Opposing La Follette there ap
peared as active workena several prom
inent federal office-holders, men who
might have been "tailed oft by a word
from Roosevelt if he had chosen to
utter It. James G. Monahan, collector
Of Internal reveau at Madison, : and
Henry Flnfcrcotrectorof Internal rev
enue at Milwaukee, were conspicuous.
William Devoo, a Republican senator
from Milwaukee, elected under pledge
to support La Follette'a measures, voted
against them and was active ln side
tracking the railroad bill ln committee.
Very shortly thereafter he was by
Roosevelt made collector of customs at
Milwaukee, thus conspicuously reward
ed for his betrayal of La Follette. Wil
liam O'Nell, another state senator and
an opponent of La Follette'a proposals,"
waa also given a federal appointment '
Still another of La Follette'a opponents
In the legislature, Francis B. Keen, an
assemblyman, was given a place ln the
consular service by Koosevelt.
Following this first attempt to pop
ularise the state government of Wis
consin, La Follette urged other pro
posals before the" legislative "sessions' of
1903 and 1906. One of hla most bitter
antagonists, and perhaps the most ef
fective of all of them, was A. L. San
born of Madison, a well known rail
road attorney. Sanborn's opposition put
all of La Follette'a resources to the
test and came near defeating them al
together. In March, 1905, upon tho re
tirement Of Judge AIoiibo Hum. Han
bom was appointed by Koosevelt Unit
ed States district judge. At the came
time another active opponent of La
Follette, J. V. James of Milwaukee,
was named by Roosevelt as United
States Judge.
One of the fixed obstacles ln La
Follotte's work to "progreaslvlze" Wis
consin was John W'. Babcock, a mem
ber of congress. La Follette undertook
to beat Kabcock In his own district. In
the crisis of tho contest Babcock waa
strengthened by a personal letter from
Koosevelt, declaring his friendship for
him and urging bis reelection. Haniuel
Barney, another friend of Babcock and
opponent of La Follette, was rewarded
with an appointment to the court of
claims at Washington by Koosevelt.
Joseph G. Farr, another of Babcock'a
political aids and a staunch enemy of
La Follette and all his works, was giv
en a place ln the Indian service by
Koosevelt. Graham U Rice, 6tlU an
other anti-La Follette man, was givon
a federal Job by Koosevelt Tho editor
of a Wisconsin paper, whose voice waa
loud against La Follette, one 11, A.
Taylor, was employed by Roosevelt as
assistant secretary of the treasury; and
another newspaper oritlc of La Follette,
Amos P. Wilder, was given a position
ln the consular service. At the same
time there was caro In the selection
of postmasters in Wisconsin, to name
men arrayed against La Follette; and
later Henry C. Payne, perhaps tho lead
ing anti-La Follette man of the state,
was by Mr. Koosevelt made postmaster
general ln hla own cabinet It was in
spite of tills tremendous opposition that
Mr. La Follette succeeded in putting
hla scheme ojt progressive legislation
upon the statute books of his state,
Perhaps it waa his sueceRS. which so
Irritated Mr. Koosevelt that in June,
1904, he secured by direot Ini'luende the
dismissal of Senator La Follette as a
member of tha Republican national com
mittee. This act was the very first toet of
the "steam-roller" against which Mr.
Roosevelt now so bitterly inveighs. In
1904 Mr. Koosevelt was the on8 candi
date before the Republican convention.
The organization was In hla hands. The
resular Republican organization of the
state of Wisconsin sent to this conven
tion as delegates at large Senator La
Follette, W. B. Connor, Isaao Stephen
son, and J- H- Stout Their title as dele
gates, as afterwarda determined Judi
cially under the Wisconsin state law,
was clear, But there appeared as con
testants four "stand-patters," namely,
J. B. Quarlos, John C. Spooner, Joseph
W. Babcock, and Emll Baenacn. The
contest was presented to the national
committee, which was organized in
Roosevelt's Interest and the La Fol
lette delegation was thrown out, not,
because It had not been regularly chos
en, but on the theory that its members
were not Republicans,
And occasionally a woman thinks she
Is marrying a mighty oak only to dis
cover later that she is tied to a atlck.
Warning to tne
Voters of Oregon
The proposed "amendment to the
state constitution which will appear
on the official ballot In November as
"Nos. 308-9," if it carries, will take
away from, tho people the right to
govern themselves in taxation mat
ters and return to the legislature
and predatory and private Interests
the power to "regulate" and "ar
range" taxation measures, the in
ference being that the people are not
intellectually competeat to .pass upon
such things at the polls. Every
vojter who believes the people should
rule and wb.o believes "unequal tax
ation is robbery," and who further
belleves'that the people at tho bal
lot box should have the right to pass
upon taxation measures before they
become effective, should vote No.
toW .-v- P and tnu8 Preve"t the
amendment from becoming the "law
of Oregon."
O. S. JACKSON.
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