The Oregon daily journal., November 21, 1912, Page 8, Image 8

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ipOB THE dABDHET
pjrTiERE is an active movement pa
I . the Pacific, Coast in behalf of
' J, . . J dsepn N. Teal for secretary, of
1 1. the Interior, it is not a move
Jnent br-politicians, but an effort by
strong,,' representative; men,, regard
less of party who recognize In the
position and iin the man- an xrppor
tunlty to Bervir the tronntry and ' to
aid the tiew:ia1i'mlnistratibn.
PresldentLWilsdn tould Eake ino
fetter selection. ; Mr, Teal's life and
vork, have been with and among the
very affairs tbat most concern a sec
retary of the interior. ; He is resi
dent of that section of the country
jviuiiu tu ouquw ui iijb larger ac
tivities involved In 1 the administra
tion of the interior department.
f ' His fitness consists in his poise,
Ills experience, bis tremendous en
ergy, his deep interest in the very af-
airs With which the department is
Concerned, and In his '. profound
knowledge of the subjects and issues
that would come before him as sec
retary of the Interior.
Few men are as well informed on
the. general subject of public lands.
Few ; men are as widely conversant
with water powers and their relation
to the .public welfare. : Few men
know bo well the value of the great
Sorests and the intimate adjustment
between them and the people, the
lumbering interests and transporta
tion. ,r ' .
j No man Is better informed on re
clamation, its possibilities, its pur
poses and 'its opportunities. In In
dian .affairs, Alaskan Issues and the
!)jany other problems and Issues Inci
dent to the Interior portfolio, Mr.
Teal has full and accurate knowl
edge. - - 1
5 Mr. Teal would bring to President
fTilson'a cabinet general, technical,
and practical Information that would
be of enormous yaluer He would.be
uu H8ior niciency inai woum at
once plice One department of the
tiew adminlstr'atlon on a . practical
and effective baEis. Ifwould niac
thai , department under a regime 'in
which the' -many vexing problems
would be assured a solution or set-
tlement on a basis of wisdom, infor
mation, practicality and justice.
WH01iALlfc36lPfeRATIO.V
rHE various cooperative societies
. I ; In England have combined to
' establish wholesale cooperative
5 adcieties, whose funrffon i- to
supply the retail. societies at the low
est possible cost, eliminating in this
way ' the wholesale commission
houses., ' ,
.This- movement had Its rise in
Newcastle-on'-Tyne, in 1893, with
sales amounting to 53,b31. The
sales ln 1911-12 reached $770,010
by steady increases. Sales In thU
year in Manchester are reported as
$3,89j,099, and in London at $714.-
680. The totals in the three cities
lot 1911-12 amount to $4,441,689.
The sales in dried fruits in New
castle amounted to $261,481, the
other chief items being eheeBe, ba
;con, flour, tea, coffee and cocoa. The
'consular report from which theso
figures are '.aken notices that most
of the dried fruits come from
Greece, Turkey and Spain. If a cor
responding trade In dried fruit is
done in the other cities named it
seems as though the Pacific coast
should bid for a large share in the
great total, the Panama canal sug
gesting ' cheaper tranbportation.
" 'Obviously there is Indicated In this
Wholesale cooperative movement the
determination of the cooperators in
England - to reduce to the lowest
point the cost of handling and dis
tribution, and to abolish lu tho gen
WRl - prof Its of cooneration htp ?
possible expense between the pro
ducer and the consumer.
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PAIL1S1TICAL WEALTH
N order to save the Oswego coinent
works to Oregon, The Journal
recently guaranteed a $15,000
balance of nn pynirino- nntinn
ltiO,0Q0 of local stock. The facts
Wore recently stated In this nowspa
tier,'nd.fin offer made to let others
fcjiaro in part or all of the invest
inent on the exact terms on which
The Journal closed the option,
i t'p to date two offers have been
rereived. One was from a Portland
man' who offered to take a small
block .of Uck on condition that he
would L given employment in the
worktv'"' Another was from a mer-
V t- ' r - " O vtHVll 1 V' !
thant ia a small Oregon town.
tre rohs of Portland real estate to
prove', (beir community worth. The
Oswego. Industry means more work
ers to put mora nioney in circulation,'
to male more "wealth, to provide
more honie3, to cupply moro perma -
UCUb VUilDUlUCIO iU( i 1 (I I 4.1 OUrOUlCU O
wares. More than all, it means more
Industry .for sustaining - the real
estate values out of which many of
our rich men have profited so heav-
nr. .
;-The Oswego industry wl.ll give still
further profits ' to those who have
profited by 'the rise in real estate.
But' not one of the many, rich hold
ers of landed investment haa "come
forward with an offer to help an in
dustry that will help himself. Their
past gains have "beetf made Joy others'
Industry; I They sit down 2 and wait
for their future gains to be made by
other folks' industry. r - :
They are leaners, jiot lifters. They
are absorbers, not .builders. It Is
parasitical wealth that many of them
enjoy, and parasitical wealth aids
none but Its owner.
It does nothing for Pottland. It
preys upon Portland.
It was a4!stant country merchant
and a Portland, worker,-not barons
of. Portland realty, that offered to
take stock In the cement works.
WHEX RUNXIXG . WILD
UNNING wild now." the in
itiative "Is a source of .dan
ger," said Judge Lowell 'to
the State Bar Association.
Jadge Lowell refera to the 41
measures on the late ballot as evi
dence that the Initiative is "running
wild." Might we not also infer that
725 bills considered by. the 1911 leg-
IslaturV In perhaps 30 working days
la the legislature ."running wild"
and a "source of danger?"
The Journal agrees with Judgo
Lowell that .there should be fewer
bills on the ballot. It also believes
that there will never again be so
many. It does not believe an un
usual number on the ballot to be any
greater "source of danger" than an
unusual number in the legislature.
We are all under hallucination as
to the wisdom of the average legls
lator. He has no monopoly of brains.
He has no corner on honesty1. He
has no monopoly of legislative wis
dom.
The legislature of 1909 had to be
convened a few weeks after ad journi
merit in extra session to correct its
own blunders. Another legislature
repealed the law providing for levy
ing taxes, and had to be called to
gether in extra session to correct the
blunder, so taxes could be collected.
Nro blunder so egregious has Laen
made under the Initiative
Nor can you buy legislation under
tho initiative. If so, the "majority
rule" amendment would have been
passed at the late election. But
many a measure has been passed
with money or killed by money in
the state legislature.
There Is nothing hallowed about
the Oregon .egislature. Thwe is no
halo about the head of an average
member. He is just a plain man,
and often a very common one.
Though many members are splendid
citizens, the records of the two
houses at Salem ere full of legisla
tive crimes.
Though the last ballot was ever-
crowded wlta measures, the elector
ate never went so fully and freely
on record In the voting. The per
centage voting-was never so large.
It is proof that the voters are more
and more studying, and more and
more expressing the,ir choice on
measures. What better evidence
that the initiative is not a peril, and
even when "running wild" is a great
educative agency?
The lowest vote cast on any meas
ure was 94,247, on the Cascade coun
ty bill. The next lowest was 94,808,
on the county division measure.
On most of the measures about
105,000 votes were cast. The vote
on the harmony road bonding meas
ure was,, 100,1 12, 5n the convict la
bor bill 111,026, and on the hotel
inspector bill 106,144. The total
on the county tax power repeal meas
ure was 110,390, and on the eight
hour measure 113,914. The aggre
gate on the graduated single tar was
111,978, and on household exemp
tion 111,377.
The largest vote was on equal suf
frage, and was 116,205. Even
though a mistake or two was made,
The Journal, when so many electors
express their convictions so freely,
cannot believe that even with the in
itiative "running wild," there is the
"serious danger" that Judge Lowell
discerns.
But, as Judgo LoelI says, there
should bo minor changes. A first
and most Important one should be
in the ballot titles. There should be
a clear and concise way of Identify
ing each measure. The average elec
tor's largest difficulty was not in
knowing how he wanted to vote on
a measure, but in discovering from
the title what the uu'asure was and
whether a ye3 or a no was his means
of expressing his choice.
mis ana tne deceptive titles to
Eome of the
measures placed the
heaviest strain on the voter. It con
stitutes tho most Berious defect in
the system. For submitting a de
ceptive title, there should be a peni
tentiary sentence for whoever is re
sponsible. For continuing the sub
mission of confuting titles, there is
no excuse.
Finally, let us hope that so many
measures will not bo proposed again
at a singlo elecon, but at the same
time let ub not forget that it was
not by faddists, but by men of high
standing that most of the late meas
ures were proposed. Tho legislature
itself offered nearly a dozen. The
state tax commission proposed three,
iue aiaie grange two. the Port of
nor of the state one. the secretary
of state one, the women of the state
one, and the state harmony road
commmee six.
. What, higher sources are there
land are we to believe that persons cf
, , inly , uuiAA.a n
with the Initiative are going to en
danger the state?
The easiest known way to reduce
the number of measures on the bal
lot, is for the. states legislature to so
conduct itself as to regain the cou
fidence of the people. . '
CONVICTED
T
HE conviction In .New .York of
the tour assassins of Rosenthal
is one of the most remarkable
proceedings In the court annals
of the country. ' - '
It is as great a triumph of Justice
as waa the McNamara convictions. It
takes its place alongside tho break
ing up of thff Tweed Ting." V'-'V-T
Disclosures that are Sequel to the
assassination are almost Btaggerlng
in the secret , alliance between, com
mercialized vice and crooked offi
cials, that they revealed. "The sys
tem" assumed all the proportions, ap
plied the methods and was as conse
Quentialln dividends as ire some of
the forma of Big Business in similar
alliance with crooked politicians.
Rosenthal was himself a field
marshal of gambling with numerous
horses in various parts of the city,
His employes were capable men with
ability to exert large influence In
elections, and worked hand ill glove
with . the crooked politicians who in
turn granted to them the immunity
under which they pursued a business
forbidden by law. As a result, the
New York underworld waa one of
the great organized and highly cap
italized industries, yielding enor
mous profits, and having an aristoc
racy of wealth of which Rosenthal
was one of the great captains.
To dislodge this guilty aystem
which had Its representatives In the
city hall and among the hlgher-upa
In the police life of the metropolis
waa a work as difficult , and . even
more dangerous than was Involved
in the attack on the Tweed ring. To
have succeeded in actually bringing
the assassins to the death house at
Sing Sing is one of the marvelous
feats of American justice.
Yet it has been done, and done at
the risk of personal safety for the
district attorney and his assistants,
for the men he pursued, as shown in
the fate of Rosenthal, were not of
a kind to allow murder to stand be
tween them and their ends.
That which haB been done in New
York can be done everywhere. The
administration of government on ef
ficient lines, is merely a question of
the man. It 13 the human equation
that makes government good Or
makes government bad. It Is the
human equation that enforces the
laws, or nullifies the laws.
The laws cannot enforce them
selves.
LAND SHOW POINTERS
T
HE Land Show is proof of the
realities of the stories about
the products of Oregon. Of
course it is not given to every
one to pick from his trees such mag
nificent apples, or to dig such pota
toes, or to raise 60 tons to the acre
of Buch turnips, or to gather such
large and regularlears of cprngtillj
it Is good to see the possibilities
after which all our farmers and fruit
raisers can strive to duplicate the
display.
The most Interesting feature in
the show to the majority of the vis
itors is the exhibit of the Agricul
tural college. There the orchardlst
sees the insect enemies against which
he fights, there also the forms of
fungus and leaf diseases, and there
the remedies which he Is advised to
use. There the Stock farmer sees
specimens and photographs of his
forage plants, their enemies and
friends. The dairyman sees the mod
ern aids to butter and cheese mak
ing, and to the care of milk. The
college men In charge are sur
rounded tsy groups of inquirers, "and
their task of explanation is never
done.
There Is no question about the
general hunger for knowledge pp. all
the new points of Intensive farming. !
A large and well arranged exhibit
of fruits of all kind3 from Mill
Creek, on the eastern slope of Mount
Hood, a few miles from Yhe Dalles,
catches the eye. There are seven
varieties of apples, one of pears, and j
some splendid grapes, hard to beat
for size, coloring and symmetry. Not
many years ago a casual visitor from
The Dalles watched the original set
tlers, guiding the water from the
upper levels Of the little creek along
the small ditches to nourish the new
ly planted apple trees. The soli was
stony and forbidding, rock strewn
on the hillside. What a transforma
tion is evidenced in the beautiful
products which labor and nfttlpnf
effort have wrought. An oblect Iab-
son indeed for the settler of today.
AS TO FRANCHISES
I
N the game of grab for franchises
in Portland, those in temporary
authority should never lose sight
of the future.
It Is not the present Portland, but
the future Portland which must be
borne in mind. The conditions of
street traffic are already a vexing
problem. The congestion Is already
more than It should be. What will
It be 10 years hence?
We have had requests for the
council to grant authority to operate
interurban trains of 226 feet length
through the busiest thoroughfares.
In the Case of the" Oregon Electric
we.jsawle councirirant permlsiidn
to operate such trains of 200. foet
length. We now see franchises pend
ing in which - other 'lines, ask the
right to operate trains of that length
up and down crowded thoroughfares
,'",'.' .....r i , i-',' t ' -.- ,
at right angles to cross town street
car lines over the bridges. ,
The council should not pledge the
future of this city to such conditions
as the lengthy trains in the pending
franchises would set up, The fact
that a blunder was made. with refer
ence to the length of trains in the
case of the Oregon Electric is all the
more reason for making no blunder
In the case of other lines.. .'
It is better for the council to grant
ne-fraBehise-blndlng-the-lty-to-a
200 foot train." The way should be
left open for the state public service
commission to soorten tne irain,oe
low that length if future conditions
should so require! Then, It a status
should appear In i which shorter
trains should, .be necessary. . there
would be a way to secure It.
If . the city welfare .weighs with
those seeking franchises, they will
have no hesitancy In accepting such
an arrangement
Letters From tlie People
(CoinmaatcatloBa Mot t Tb Intro!.
rwbllcatioa In toll department ' (tioald
written on eoir one tide of the paper, tboold
Dot eieeed S wordav la leorti eol ant he
accompanied by the nam and addreat of th
tender. It th writer doe not. desire to Bart
ts name puoiienea, no mkum bo- bum,
Who Oppose Single Tax?
Portland. Or, Nov. 18. To the Editor
ot Tho Journal Citizen Rose Tulley
Hughes in The Journal of November
IS undertakes to vdiscusa single tsx by
assertion, which la not the best way to
consider any-question. She says those
who own expensive dwellings, buildings,
nne larniture. ''jewelry, money, aiai
monds, eta, advocate single tax. "Where
will shtt rind any In Oregon T On the
subscription books' Of the Graduated
Single Tax league In this state there
are none such, but on the subscription
books or the bunoh that fought economlo
justice there are many such. Owners
ot such property as she mentions are
notorious tax dodgers now, and usually
will be found to hold valuable specu
lative values of land. One of the ' argu
ment" advahoed by the opponents of
the single tax is that Its advocates pay
little or bo taxes and have little or no
property of any kind. :
Her next class ot opponents of Justice
in taxation are those who have little
because tbey have squandered wealth or
neglected opportunities. This is also a
figment of the -Imagination, for it is
whera only taxpayers vote that the
greatest advancements have been made
toward the single tax. In the 82S cities
and towns of New South Wales, Aus
tralia, where local taxes corresponding
to our city and county taxes have all
been taken from Improvements and per
sonal property, It is the taxpayer only
who votes on such a matter. In the
score or more' communities of British
Columbia that have gone well on their
way toward single tax, both agricultural
and urban, it is the taxpayer only who
votes on the question, and you could not
raise a corporal's guard to vote to tax
labor values again where once freed
from such folly.
The new citizens list of those who op
pose the single tax is just as faulty.
She says it Is the small home owner
and homesteader, yet it Is this verv
class who support it and extend it, like
tne taste or it and demand more. In Al
berta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia.
New Boutn Wales and South Australia.
Iri Oregon this class largely opposes It
for want of knowledge and experience. I
just as many men and women have op
posed in tne past various propositions.
Where any etepa toward the ideal single
tax nave , Deen t alien this class abso
lutely refuses to budge an Inch in retro,
gresaion.
In Single Tax Broacher for October
are a number of Instances proving that
the small farmers and homesteaders of
British Columbia pay less taxes than
they would under Oregon or Washington
rates. This fact Is well known on both
uaes or tne Jiordan
The ethics of a graduated income tax
is that the state should take away what
a man has not earned; but our new cltl
sen would tax the worklngman and child
laborer on their little Incomes, already
taxed 90 per cent by privilege and land
monopoly. No such Income tax Is pos
sible. It has got to start high enough
to miss the man who works for a liv
ing, else it becomes a poll tax and an
Imposition, and It will never carry in
any state where the people rule directly
As to the constitutionality of a tax
law that is levied on privilege, that haa
long been decided and la beyond ques
tion. The same constitutional provisions
that will Justify an income tax will alio
Justify a graduated tax on land values,
au tJAMUinuii oi any ciass or property
from taxation, and the breaking up of
land monopoly by taxation.
ALFRED D, CRIDQEL
...... For AO East Side Auditorium. .
Portland, Nov. 1S To the Editor of
The Journau-Why force the rreater
part of Portland's population to flaht
through Portland's most conirestRd and
narrowest streets to reach the proposed
Nineteenth and Washington auditorium
site, at Its extreme west sideT
Portland, in years, will be in ia 1 .
000,000 class. Tho centuries will see
It in the 6,000,000 class. Eighty to 90
per cent of this population will liva
on the east side, where pearly 70 per
cent already live. ' This Bennett (so
called) Greater Portland plan would for
ever force all the east side population
to pay trmute to the street car com
pany for auditorium attendance. We
are building an auditorium for all the
years; capacity 12,000, and acoustics
ought to be Beoured. Ite use, with pnb
Uo ballot law debates, rose, land, flower
and other shows, Sunday concerts, con
venuuuo ana otner events, ought to av
erage 100 days a year. By acting on
this streetcar grab recommendation, 10,
000 of the 12,000 will be forced to swell
the coffers of the streetcar company
by a fare ot 10 cents, or $1000 a day)
10- days, $100,000; 20 years, $2,
000.000; SO years, $5,000,000. Was the
$20,000 paid for the Bennett recommen
dation a diRtaterested act7 Now we
hear that $200,000 will be raised toward
the proposed site. But even so, see
what returns the $220,000 will give In
forced fares alone. Not alone is the
Bennett proposed (so-called) Greater
Portland plan auditorium site a grab to
gether in the dimes for the streetcar
company, but Its proposed Art Institute
site, across Goose Hollow, Just south
of the proposed auditorium site, Is an
other streetcar serving idea.
Justice, equity and common sense de
mand that the publlo recreation build
ings, such as the auditorium and Art
Institute, be located as near the center
of population as possible; and that, in
Portland, Is near Holladay and Grand
avenue. The years may move It a little
to the east, north or south but -never
toward the west. ' '
Those who called . this Nineteenth
street site a central site forgot that
the west side Is only part of Portland.
Further, this site is impracticable be
cause of streetcar noises that Surround
lit, so that neither speaking nor muslo
ulre' BeaWL , X ftolseless'sIteV near
Holladay and Grand avenue, would be
within a pleasant stroll (through streets
not congested) of a goodly part of the
homes of Portland, and save to Its peo
ple a goodly part of the millions of dol.
lars that this Bennett (so-called) Great
er Portland Plan endeavors to grab for
COMMENT AND
SMALL CI LAN CIS
Was It made in Oregonf
Keep the money circulating la Oregon.
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If the people made mistakes, they'll
una Jt out.
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Not all women will vote for the hand'
somer man. -
PatronUe Oregonlans, whom yon thus
jump to paironice you,. . :
At last the' tremendous development
ox western uregon ia rainy started v
As toon as Thanksgiving Is over, the
Buy-'era-EarJy" , campaign will be on.
" Of eounre. It Is d great show, but It
can 09' maae cuicn. oeiier irom year to
year. i . - ,
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1 The ' president-elect evidently con
cluded that no place ia the United
States waa safe.
Why buy imported things at higher
prices than are asked for as good or bet
ter Oregon products?
... .,', . .i,'f5;,.
What IS needed is for the people of
Oregon to buy of one another not only
one day but every day.
' ; '- " f-y ,ifi--v',,
. ' But If there, Were far greater' prosperity,-
if there wfere a million per caput,
soma people would always be broke.
;, .- . . , i. ,
Those who predicted that Christian
Science would dwindle and die after
the death of Mrs. Eddy seem to have
been much mistaken. .,- A
There are times when weather fore
easting hereabouts ahould be easy;
whenever a fair or big show is to be
held, predict continuous rain.. ,
Pet cats are dangerous things for chil
dren to play with, say some doctors;
have all sorts of diseases And maleficent
microbes, la there anything that is .safe
for kids to play with? .. j
tunately few and not greatly influen
tial, that perceive and blason only the
evil In whatever Is mostly good, and
whose delight is Journalistic sllma,
m
it nn. knew enoush when a child to
begin living , right and . taking care of
himself, and would keepjt P doubt
less no OOUia live 10 do xuu ur uium out
to the very young old age looks very far
away. ; '
ANCIENT
From' the Taeoma- Ledger.
Salonlca. the objective point of the
Greek and Serb- armies m tne eaiaau
campaign, Is the second city in popula
tion In European Turaey. xnrougn m
tha greatest seaport In western Turkey,
thn hulk of the Macedonian trade passes.
It has been called the second capital of
the empire. Borne Idea of Its. strategio
value may be gained by the knowledge
that it Is the ultimata of the Germanic
advance In Turkey. It was, says tne
New York Sun, the mother and the nurse
of the Toung Turk movement, ana De
came the seat of an autocracy that con
trolled Constantinople Itself, and through
Its agents every vilayet in the empire-
Evr since the division of the totter
ing Turkish empire in Europe has been
dlecusied a possibility. Austria has had
her eye on this Aegean seaport, and has
directed toward lta possession an un
wavering course of diplomacy. It has
alwavs been recognised that her de
mands for the right to build a railroad
through Novlpaxar and her annexation
of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908 were
but steps to this end. In all of these
moves and alms Germany has been in
sympathy, since Salonlca, at the head of
th arulf of the same name, Is tha near-
est and best European point of access
to the ports that Bba Is establishing on
the coast of Asia Minor, in connection
with her Bagdad railroad enterprise.
Salonlca is one of tha oldest cities of
Turkey and has a long history Of con
quest and reconquest. It was held by
undent Greece and Rome, and fought
-over by Byxaatlnes .Turks Bnd Slavs for
many centuries, it nas a population es
timated at about 166,000. Of every 10
of Its people six are Jews. The Greeks
come next in number, and ,then the
Turks. The city lies at the head of tho
Gulf of Salonlca, on a fine bay, the ap-i
proaches to which are strongly fortified.
The city is divided by one great street,
the Rue Vardar (tha Via Egnatla of the
Romans), which runs parallel with the
sea. On one side, ascending the hill to
tha ancient walla on the north, la the
Turkish quarter, where the Turks try to;
the streetcar company by forced street
car fares. . '
Buch a site wouli be within a few
minutes' walk of our leading west sldi
hotels, would have fin streetcar serv
ice because Of tha numerous carllnes
that pass near It, and the cost of land
is not prohibitive. And surely all who
have the true Interests of tha people of
a Greater Portland at heart, and who
are hot Serving special interests;-wght
to work for It. "J. WALTER SEABEftG
Tho Heusaer Franchise.
Portland, Nov. 18. T the Editor of
The Journal Much la being said and
dona concerning tha Heusner franchise
and it would seem from published ac
counts that the whole peninsula country
WaaTeggtng for this franchise. There
are, however, various opinions concern
ing this proposition. ItHus not been
made clear to my mind Just what, the
purpose is. If; as I hear, it would be a
suburban line connecting the Washing
ton districts with Oregon lines I fear it
would be of little benefit to us, as far
as street car traffic Is concerned. We
need service on Patton avenue, but It
would Seem that without stops at street
crossings and without transfers to en
abls one to reach one's destination with
out an extra fare to the other company,
It seems a doubtful proposition. . Can a
single line through this sparsely set
tled district pay for tha Use of Broad
way bridge out of its earnings? A
standard gauge road - with sidetracks
nddepot facilities for loading and un
loading would be beneficial for freight
traffic, but where Is it to be located T
We want quick and efficient passenger
service with transfers. Will we get it?
EUGENE PALMJER.
L ' The Suffrage States.
Portland, Or., Nov. 19, to the'Edltor
of The Journal Tha sisterhood of suf
frage states has been enlarged by four,
and each of these states occupies a
unique position Oregon because she
completes the white chain of states
along the Paclflo border the three
linked white chain of which Oregon Is
the central and last link. Arlaona Is
unique, because she leads the procession
Of free states, and she Will hold this po
sition until Alabama men come to the
rescue of Alabama's women, and then
Alabama-Will occupy first place.
Kansas is the. end link, which com
pletes the chain of white states from
the Paclflo' ocean to tha Missouri river.
Michigan is unique in that she stands
alone -a whtte state surrounded by a
black border. This Dosltlon waa held
Lby Wyoming jor, ? i y earsWtlLJUiJUiula,
Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin be content
to do a Diacs border foi 24 years? I
wot not JULIA A, ARRADT.'.
John Drew says women must either
give up bridge or babies. That la an
easy ; choice, with many of thonrl they
dou t like babies, anyway. ' .
fr ' 'y-estssHa
NEWS IN BRIEF '
OREGON (SIDELIGHTS
Albany Democrat: Here's to Albany
college. May it win out A college
with a first olass equipment will be a
great tuisst ia the turtLer development
of Albany. . , .
-.-...:-: e.J'e..' f . ;", -Coquille
Herald: The West Coast Oil
company, composed of Bandon men, is
seiumr up machinery lor oeep Doring
on property owned bv them near , the
coos ana curry line. k .
Coiiaice Grove Sentineif " Several scat
tering email flocks of geeee have land
ed within the city limits during the past
week." being attracted by eeveial stand
ing ponds of water resulting from the
copious rain os tne past couple weens,
Astorian: J The atudent bodv of the
local high school la planning for next
Saturday evening what - la termed a
"Candy Carnival. , The proceeda will
be ttiven for the benefit of the -hlsrh
school football team, which has made
such an excellent record on the gridiron
tui soaaon. .
Eurena Guard: The movement for a
workingman's dun in Eugene w a go
o&a and should not be allowed to arc
A well conducted resort where men of
all classes In their . everyday working
olothea will feel at home, enabling- them
to oass their leisure time in reading or
recreations that are not harmful. Is one
or tne real needs or uiis city, , .
, , .... ' . , :v.-..
Thai Tv a T. YlrlaraiKv' hji aaaumed
tho pastorate of the Presbyterian church
at .Pendleton, ur late he nas oeen .at
MedforoL where ha
has been pastor
evangelist : for the
Southern Oregon
presbytery. He la
a is
a graduate or the Southwestern Jrree
byterian university and the Columbia
xneoiogicat seminary ox toiumma, b.' v.
Amltv Standard: Three months a6.
wrhnn tn-rammrn1al hih tnok un the,
question 01 water woras, tne woa was
looked upon as a joke. The city council
had rlodtfod. the issue and It i remained
for th commercial club- to boost the
matter, Dacaea oy tne oouncn.,' umu
now:- the matter of waterworks only
depends on whether or-not an adequate
supply can oe oouuneu. . v
Burns Times-Herald: '' Since men ex
perienced in fruit raising have gotten
bold of some of the orchards or this
section we begin to reallm that Harney
county can raise the beet. It haa never
been put forward as a fruit raising sec
tion and perhaps never will be lit the
same class as the lower altitude In
this cespeot, yet no better flavored fruit
can be raised in the west than In Har
ney county. , -
SALONIC A
live tha life of the ancient Turkish re
gime, untouched by tha modernity that
presses close around them. This quar
ter Is a haphatard labyrinth of narrow
alleys, somber arid dark, with closed
doors and latticed windows, with gar
dens and high walls overshadowed by
trees, through which shine Jtha white
mine rets of small mosques. Its stillness1
Is scarcely broken except by the sum
mons to the faithful at -the hours of
prayer.
From this Turkish quarter, which
seems stranded on the hillside, the mod
ern Europeanlzed quarter of hotels,
shops, warehouses, banks and consular
offices, turbulent and noisy, descends
gently downward to the white quays on
the harbor. Greek seamen from the Isles
and Moslem boatmen, in baggy breeches
and white turbans, mingle with sailors
from all the ports of. the world in the
loading and unloading of the boats that
orowd Into the bay. Greeks, Bulgars,
Turks, Syrians, Jews, Armenians, Ger
mans and Austrlans throng the bazaars
that are laden with all the wares of the
east
Salonlca Is the terminus of four rail
roads, all of which are considered of
strategfo importance In the present War
There is a line to Nlsh, In Servla, along
which the allies advanced ; southward
through Uskup and Vales. Another line
In tho same direction runs to Metrovlka,
This came into prominence through the
fact that it might be used by tha Aus
trlans as a continuation of their pro
jected railroad through tha' sanjak of
Novlpasar. A third road goes westward
to Monastlr. The original plan for this
was rcr a raiiroaa through to the Adri
atic. The fourth road, and tha one
which Is perhaps tha most Important to
Turkey, is the Una eastward througk
Seres to Kuleli-Burgas Junction and on
to Constantinople. This is the road that
proved of such valuable assistance to
the Turks In the mobilisation of their
army in tha Grecian war In 1897 and
over Which the forces of the Toung
Turks made their advance on Constant
inople in the counter revolution of 1909.
Pointed Paragraph1
Competition is the Ufa of many lor
affair.
e
Every , time a pessimist dies, people
forget to miss him.
Things that are offered to us free art
usualy the dearest. -
o
One way to keep a friend la by let
ting him keep his money.
What, has become of the farmer's
friend, the lightning rod peddler?
If a man has no money to speak of
it's up to him to do his own talking.
Rheumatism has all the artists beat
en to a frazzle when It comes to draw
ing limbs.
e o
Some women Seem to forget there are
other pleasures in life besides nagging
one's husband.
Look at the tare foot of the average
man and you will sea a scar where he
out It when a boy, i
Success in Merchandising
depends upon the ability to hold trade and add to it, and this carr
only be accomphshed by giving satisfaction. Every successful
advertiser knows that tha satisfied customer is the' permanent
.customer; therefore, it is to his interest to satisfy every customer
who responds tb his advertising. , ;
( Every reader of THE JOURNAL should realize this and look
upon, THE JOURNAL'S advertisers ''as feeing among the most
reliable merchants with whom to deal. THE JOURNAL'S ad
vertisers have built up their business by dealing fairly, squarely,
and satisfactorily with their customers.
. - I . . .
It will pay you to read the advertisements in THE JOUR
NAL closely and constantly every day. In this way you are sure
"to keep poitecTon c v e rytjQ&glfe wfand ltri'WtFetlme ' anf "thT
place to purchase all'your needs
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Copyrighted. bfJ.'P, Fallon.)
Tlz Other Way
From the New York Globe.
Meanwhile, don't forget, war Is hell.
Though, the Bulgar victors roll down
drunken with success to th Golden
Horn; though the Turkish vulture, fat
with centuries Of rapine, la being at last
driven from his prey; though there's
glory in the air, banners flying and
druma a-beatlng still, don't forget, war
Is hell. ! . ' ; ' . .
:Thr popular understanding is deluded
by ' victory, which marks progress by
successive carnivals of slaughter. But
the enlightened mind knows that suoh Is
not truth.' There never, has been- a
wholesale butchery of men, 'whether
rioting as a mob or orderjy by compa
nies in uniform, that, has not,' set back '
the clock of civilization that has not
been a stupid blunder c-a the part of
the rulers and an added burden to the '
common people. - -' - '
The sober Judgment of tha clearest '
thinkers corroborates tha saying of wise
Ben Franklin, that '"there never . has ;
been a good war or '4 bad peace," and
the-wmcluaton of Col ton, that la wars '
"the' princes sometimes. win, the people :
never.' .,
Y The war In the Balkans today, like all
wars, Is a glgantlo crime of lgnoranoa ,.
tha Ignorance of pride among tha no
bles,, the lgnoranoa of enthusiasm among
tha commons. War always, means some
one has blundered. War Is always proof -of
the impotent management of tha gov
ernlng class. ... i
' Government is merely an affair of
organization, a machine to secure Justice
between man and man. Today two races
are trying., to settle - such a question,
which demands tha highest wisdom, by
tha lowest brutality. -
Superiority of artillery is supposed to
determine What Is right. Tha method is ,
on a level with tha trial by fire of tha
dark afeav:" .'i:'r ,:'':?;?:'
To decide what is Just tha disputants
are blowing up cities that are tha re
sult of generations of constructive ef
fort, calling workm.es from, their -tasks
and having them pierced by bayonet and
shredded by shrapnel, ' ravishing tha
woman, and dashing tha heads of their
little ones against tha wall; they are
trampling down tha growing crops and
man bodies that are fhe harvest Of war.
Tha contact win aouDtiess settle soma
things. But . tha greatest military
genius of America, General Grant, de
clared that ha never knew of a war
whira tha Issue could not nave Been
better settled soma other way. ' -
Soma other way! . In this twentieth
century human beings are deciding how
they hall live and work together, or
apart, by appealing to race hatred, by '
prostituting religious seal to fanatical .
fury, by the measured massacre of great
cannon and tha Berserker rage of mad
dened mobs.
What will happen at the last? A com
pany of diplomats will gather around a
council table and arrange matters. Why
could they not do this before tha out
break of horror? Simply because all na- s
tlons are under the delusion of mllltar- '
Ism. When great armies are kept up.
bodies of men withdrawn from produc
tive labor, Impatient In idleness, lusting
1U1 WAI HS IIIUU jpvu wb i;..
7ab wervn a aw r nfliw nnnnrjii nx rw f uv dt ria -
clency, then war Is Inevitable. War Is
the outbreaking sore; militarism Is the
poison In the bipod.
Our shame Is that wa accept ail this
as inevitable, and talk big about "some
questions that can only be settled by the
arbitrament of war.'? A certain num
ber of us even glory in the grandiose . ...
diabolism or it.
War Is magnificent, as the red Indian,
splashed with blood, his. belt dangling .
with raw scalps, yapping and prancing
In a barbaclo dance, is magnlflqent., -
War is beautiful, as a harlot, with'
rouged lips and perfumed hair, is beau
tiful, while within she is full, of tha
stink of dead men's souls.
. War is grand and Inspiring, but the
shouts-and revelry of -triumph- stnethe- --
the agony of mangled men and the - .
shrieks of heartbroken women.
So, while "the people Imagine a vain
thing," while ambassadors whisper and
the war correspondents spread them
selves, and all seems grand and gay,
don't rorget mat war is tne proor or the
lmpotanoa of civilization, the outward
sign of tho Inward Ignorance and sta- .
pldlty of them that rule, the utter fail
ure of them that govern the nations tox
glUB' Ulf vismcuia V. vi uvr Hill '
1nt1t . -
A Iways in Good H
umor
John Drew.' the eminent aetbr. at th '.
age or on, iooks no mora than as. com
plimented on this fact, Mr. Drew said:
T try to keep my hair on and my .
stomach off that Is tha true secret of
Icorenaial -yeuth . ,
lieu uu luiu uiib ui niai lainuua atnriaa
Illustrative of his horrors Of corpulence.
"A rat man," he said, "could not help
laugning one aay at the ludicrous ap
pearance of a very bow-legged chap ,
I.., Jr.
uiie in situ ma nrnii'iauKinv rnins vnn ,m
"Though a total stranger to him, the
fat mah slapped tha bowlegged chap on
the back and said:
'By Jingo, brother, yon look as If
you'd been riding a barrel,' " .
"The bowlegged man smiled and
poked his forefinger deep into the, fat
man's soft, loose stomach, .. ' '
' " 'And you look as If you'd teen swal
lowing one,' ha said." .
" "I want to aea the head of tho house,"'. .
said the agent at tho door. .,
"Ye'll have to coma baok later" said
the new maid. The boss Is upstairs V
sleopin' ut off." . ,
most .economically.
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