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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING; JANUAKY 13, 1513. THE JOURNAL as lyrrrsNDEXT kewspapeb' . s j.jv:;:.;.".v.:.:.;..'..pn'' ... Horning at Tfce Journal Baud- ' ,, j. 7th ,n.1 Yumhiil t.. Portland.. OftJ " fcTutered it lbs pustoffice St f r irauniUIoB through . t) "MtUs SSCOQ OJHttW. a ' j- , J - ' - ' . " lU MU.NKS Main TlTSi Bon A-eooL AH dri.artmwitt renewed tf the aumberi, Idl in otimtor wlut dfpTtrwnt yos want. I7-Ut.HI AUVKUIISINU Kl'KKS.tNTATlVl i.::Him arena. Nw Xork; WW Iop1 wi BuHillng, Lb let go, buicrftlon lermi by mall or M ay address la lli Lulled State or Utilcst " DAILY I nt yav....,...S3.00 I One month.......-' SUNDAY Cnt rrar..,..,..f260 I Ods month.... . DAILX AND SUNDAY fine ear..i $7.50 Ono month. .......S .9 The happiest lot for a man, far as birth is concerned, is that it should be such a to give him but little occasion to think much about it Whately. THE EATON REFORMS r-jtHERE Is much merit In the pro I : gram of Representative Eaton I for reform of legislative pro- cedure. ," , The various changes would un doubtedly strike at the root of many legislative abuses. Reduction of the number of committees, limiting the period for introduction of bills, re quiring bills to be promptly" reported ;,nd other proposed changes com mend themselves to all familiar with legislative practices. ' " , - , There are committees on the list of the house that never meet They were doubtless provided originally to enable the speaker to fulfill his campaign promises for his position, or as panacea to members who were promised places that went to "another promisee. ',;','' The present tendency is to ( take t he power of committee appointment out of the hands of presiding officers. It was recently done in the national house of representative by substi tuting a committee on committees, such Tas Mr. Eaton proposes In the house at Salem. '-. Even without the appointment of committees, a speaker has very large powers. By exercise of parliament ary discretion, ' by recognition , of members and by other use of pre siding authority, he can have large leeway in directing the course of leg islation. ; When to all this is added . the power to appoint : committees, which. In effect, given htm power to establish .a- legislative machine, an aggressive speaker can exert almost unlimited power in shaping and di recting legislation.- - - In average circumstances, it Is too great . a -power to be exercised by one man. It is, In effect, a generous surrender by the great body of mem bers of . what is really their own powers to the speaker and the very "Tew men on whom he bestows the important chairmanships. , ,' ' Ultimately, the Eaton -reform is likely to come into vogue, . Because Mr. McArthur Is without a rival in this instance for the speakership, and for the reason that early organization and prompt appointment $t commit tees seems assured? there may be unwillingness by the ' members to adopt the Eaton change at this ses sion. . In fact, it Is known that It is not against Mr. McArthur, but against the system and with a larger view to the future Besslon than the present, that Mr. Eaton urges '.his committee on committees. The Journal believes it to be a re form that should, come into rogue, and In time to apply to the next se lection of speaker. .. ; -A NEW BIRTH OP FREEDOM ?T looks as if the psychological I man had arrived at the pBycho- J logical time. Looking into the faces of J. Ogden Armour and other multi-millionaires and million aires among200 banqueters at the Chicago Commercial club Saturday night, Woodrow Wilson said; vy I The future business of . the United states dots not depend .upon the gov M-nment, but upon the business men of .the united States. , The Utterance Is prophecy. It is founded on an interpretation of the election returns - and late politfcai events. , It was the " president-elect acting as spokesman for the Ameri can people, explaining to the gen eralissimos of millions ; what to ex pect , t7:7:W-:V'B 7 K::!- The American government -is-go ing to cease functioning as godfather to specially favored private business. "Wo hate found but that government, In trying to make one business pay harmed many other businesses. 1 In trying to help Peter,' it robbed Pau and all Paul's friends, v : In .trying to make government a government to serve business instead of a government to serve mankind a few men have been made over rich ana many over poor. The amass ing of . Morgan's ' great fortune through special privileges and un lawful combinations, made millions toil to create the profits he gath ered in. To create the colossal profits raked in by Carnegie through extor tionate tariffs and . unlawful trust operations, other-., millions had .to 1 he 'wealth for these great for tunea doesn'tvgrow on vines. It has to bo dog 'wlili tands ..out, 'of the troiind. or bo, grown by the, care of t.-Mi.la In the fields, or bo chopped 1 y bands out of the, forests, l -.7 As neve before, the American 1 civile now know that it was a fear tnl blunder when government set v.. I La .Lo juasi aurso-ior-th-bii- r i nativities of private individuals, R is that conviction (hat has filled s - aiuitry with dopseated unrest s i a t'-Hi of proHpcrity. That unrest is what enabled Mr. Roosevelt to rip openTBTBeiubTIaiirHy'la 1912. That is why Mr. Wilson's utterance to the. Chicago .millionaires is. proph ecy. . . Mr. Wilson's - utterance is more. It is the president-elect 's' utterance; It. is semi-official notice to Big Bus iness that it can no longer, depend for its profits upon the government, but must depend upon its business men. Mt is the voice of the American White House after March 4. v , . It Is a ,hew declaration of free dom. " i - FROM nERDER TO GROWER ERO of ROM cow. herder to" the execu tive .mansion is the life, story .ejiew-goyexnor..of Kansas,. k Incidentally, he is .the second Democrat ,to be elected governor of that ' state in: . 60 years. v.The other was Governor George W.f Click,' who was, elected 20 years ago over John P. St John,, running for a third term. 1 The. new governor,1" who ,1s George H. Hodges, was elected with but 29 votes to spare. Ills selection on the face of the election returns was made the basis or a bitter contest, but It ended, after a three weeks' investi gation; when . the Republican. Btate canvassing' board confirmed his cre dentials to the office. , In early boyhood, the future gov ernor of the state and his ' brother herded the town cows of Olathe, out on the- big, unfenced' prairies at 1 per ' month per cow. .They drove the animals out to the grassy plajns at morning,' watched over them dur ing the day, and returned, with them in the evening ; , r- On account of the poverty of the family, there was little time for the Hodges boys to attend school. . When George ; and his brother ? werb old enough' to do . manual labor,- both learned the lathers trade, and , he came experts. m ;F--, . f '? ' , Ultimately, George tired ot workJ ing tor .wages-and- determined -to' enter business for' himself. , He was without money,, but bis .reputation was excellent, and. when be applied to the local . banker for a Joan, he was -given credit for $2500 ' with which to start a lumber yard. ' , The total receipts of the business for the first three weeks .was 25 cents. " To perfect, himself for" con ducting his business, young Hodges studied bookkeeping and penman ship at night, and ' became highly proficient in both. -Today, he owns nine lumber yards and is doing a business of a Quarter of a million year.;' ' .' s . . - From cow herding to the state house is an inspiration to American youth. . PARCELS TOST A' REALITY. T HE instant start of postal sav ings banks into vigorous life Is being more than paralleled by the parcels post. An example" is in the Issue of a Philadelphia' paper of January 5.' On page set apart for parcels post ad vertisements on that day the fifth after - business opened there ap pear 33 advertisements of articles ot.personal use orluxury,: 15 of fur niture, and. appliances for. the house, and 24 offering, for . sale poultry, eggs, .chicken houso tittinga and eaulpment, and chicken feeds, V yha same paper describes the prepara tion made by the : officials of the postof fice there ,to handle the ex pected business, and the swamping of the office in the Hood pouting n on It - .'' '' Thus the . machinery for direct communication between producer or vendor and, the .consumer has been brought into being. Its usefulness will ' depend on proof that producers ! will send precisely what Is ordered, I and when It is ordered, and that quality and price, .make the trade desirable on both sides.'. The." first experiments -will be to many of us decisive as to whether the new meth od. is to be habitually p'sed. y ; ' Th4 express companies ' are going to give "Uncle Sam a run for his money, and they are not weak an tagonists. Before the new law came Into effect the government got the unprofitable. longn haul, the express companies the profitable short haul, Nov the government cuts under the old express rates materially on short hauls. So the express companies will compete for the long haul busi ness,; and their - rates are already advertised- - , liAiJciKum mil Buua euuw 11. me government'rateg are reasonably suf ficient to make the service pay,-, If 6o it-will be up to the express peo ple to meet thorn, and the people will profit. VOMA'8 ' LIFE AJiD 1 WORK I N this year, 1913, the Dutch na tlon will commemorate the cen tenary of the establishment of : the Netherlands as an Inderlen. dent' monarchy in 1813. In one exposition, progress in maritime affairs, will be shown : in the harbor . of Amsterdam. But a distinct exposition, to which the tfame' of "The Woman" ha$ been given by the promoters, 7 has ; been successfully organized. AracttjixcreiUntMu eastern quarter of Amsterdam hat been , leased. ? An -old 1 farm house on the river hank will be carefully converted and enlarged! Into an ex act reproduction -of a substantial Dutch farm house of the better class Of a hundred years ago. i It will be filled with antique furniture . and equipped tin; all respects like the boigp or a well-to-do Dutch farmer 7 .The life otHhat day wiir be re produced. Thejcows will be milked and the buttr""made. - The garden (will be cultivated and vegetables andti flowers grown. TEeTfamlTy rasu ; will p put througn ln.oia iasnionea style. Vegetables and fruit will be preserved, i sausages, cheese, ,, soap. candles, will bemad. The employ ments of the houfief- mistress, and the maids will be followed through the J day. The life and surroundings of j women inpoorer circumstances will I also be shown, and their employ ments as servants, as teachers and as tradeswomen. ' In a separate and distinct part of the six &cres another building, the largest of the group,-will contain as full an exhibit as possible -of the Dutch lady's life in 1913. The scope of her life will be shown. Her work and . interests Jtvill be seen in the world-cutside-her-homer-la -educa- . . i . 7i a . .,i.,) uon jn an, in cuaruy, m muuBina ; instruction, ia uurtuug uu uj6leu" - for mother and child, in eugenics, In woman's clubs. '. To- makef , this' , last., complete a special hall, will be given up-to the propaganda for 'women's, rights, the suffrage included. " ' - , . .Thousands of Americana are ex pected to visit -this unique display. They, will bring lome , a clean cut picture of what a. hundred years has done for Woman." AFTER TWELVE .-.YEARS A' FTER" 1 2 years, the pure food and dairy laws of Oregon are under a new administrator. . The position 'is one of , the most Important, In Oregon. It can be of enormous helpfulness to the dairy Interests. It can exert leader ship on, such dairymen as need lead ing. "It can be of enormous assist ance in. raising the standard of dairy products in this tate. , , ; The position can render high serv; ice in protecting human life in Ore gon against poisoned and rotten foods. It can detect adulterants and punish ; adulterators. It can 'be of untold helpfulness in purifying the milk, supply of Oregon cities. , , The responsibilities committed to Mr. Mickle by the people of the state are very .great '..There Is no, use to remind him or anybody else of the past in his position. - It is history now, and the curtain has been rung down. It destroyed Mr. Bailev no-f Utlcally, as It will destroy Mr. Mickle' politically under like circumstances. The Journal has faith In Mr. Mickle. He has mad a good be ginning :by ignoring the canons of ATiffr trl t.n- nwa,i ,toH politics. He has appointed assistants i who opposed him for; election, an unusual but a promising actr? - ar m sr J 1 - '. I .i . a mt. aiicaie can succeetj oy Dtrici application of the laws of Oregon. Tbat iawhathe,:.ia pald JorThat is what his deputies and assistants are paid for. . He enters public life under the most . favorable cirenm- stances, and is to be congratulated I upon, the opportunity he has for rendering high, service to the state. A BEATEN ROAD lEW more Important duties "co'n- "f" VWM to administer Justice. -:. :'7-f i Bv unanimous voice, the bar of J Oregon has declared that something should be done. . A committee has been named by the association to go to Salem on a roving commission, or in general terms, to do the best pos sible in the way ot change. It'wfmld RPfm thnr Tinna nt tha Oregon revlsersa. gone to the two Common Law procedure in England prior to 1870, was a dusty mass of book learning, going back even be hind the days of Chief Justice Hale. Justice was obscured, delayed, even drowned in the slough of technicalities.:1--- -;:'t?r; xrr. The Common Law Procedure Act of 1870 did for English suitors,' lawyers and judges what we have been pray ing the law reformers of 1913 would do for Oregon. V v ' . It cleared the decks of a mass of rubbish. It substituted a short, sim ple, statement of the facts of the dispute on which the plaintiff must go Into court. . The defendant is compelled to an equally simple an swer. On those two documents Issue is joined and the case is tried.' It is an unusually complicated action the statement of which, pro and con; will not go oh one sheet of paper. And the - "wayfaring man, even though a fool, could not err therein." Ifothe legislators have grace, to adapt to our code the Common Law Procedure Act of England, half their law reconstructing will be doner The supreme court of the Vnltod States has practically done for equity procedure . and y practice . on this side of the Atlantic- what was done in the old English court of chancery after Charles Dickens had dragged to the light the obsolete iniquities of which Jarndyce vs. Jarn dyce was a not much exaggerated example. 7: -: f-'-Hhy t , It the legislature will set aside old prejudices and act with courage as well as decision, , this new session 'may be ' memorable. hi, 7 &f 'NO MONEY FOR BREAD a TthePJsgah-home-the -other ' A t morning, there was, no money j with which to- buy bread for breakfast. '. The Plsgah mother - went out among the down-and-outs in the in stitution and with the pennies and nickels they happened to havefc man aged to secure a supply of bread for the, morning moal. The home is a place where there for tpose seeking to overcome the drink habit for men afflicted with' rheumatism or 'Just out of hospitals, and for. others in the long list ol tho front the. legislature than to: JS D'N reconstruct the system ,-:;tytJB0danat party wiU hava an op which the circuit courts attempt ortunity to do so in Portland during stranded and friendless. It 13""a sneuer Tiace ana re,st nouso ior ins oroaeu uowu, me anogsea out uu the homeless In a city , so rich as is Portland, a Plsgah home rendering luckless men such a-service, should not be without' money with which to buy bread -for breakfast. (Oooimonleatloni Dt ; to Tho yooraU t publication In til department tKuld b writ ten on only one Ide of tba paper.- abouli not iireed 800 word In length and tnott be io compaoied ty the name aad address of the tender. It the writer doea not desire to hare Uie aane puhUebed, he abould m state.) . .Growth of Socialist Vote. Portland, Or.,; Jan. H. To the K1- 100' The .Journal The statement is often - - made that progresslvism is the , curt ,f0Pi Soc,aij8m, . one cf theL aupposea proofs citea is tne smau in crease in the- Socialist .vote at the end of Roosevelt's second term. It la ap parently forgotten : that the vote had quadrupled ' at the end of , hla first term. Evidently the cause Ilea outside of the presidential policy i previous to an- elections . On an -average the So cialist vote more than doubles every four yearB. .In 18b .u was 86.275 and t in 1900 it was 88,116. With no unuaual political condition It would have been between 200,000 and 800,000 in, 1904, but the conservatives captured the Democratic party and nominated Park- Letters From trie People . . .. ..... . ' vi rryu wuu imu uu mhu i j voted the Bociaust ticxel aneaa or tneir time and ran its vote-up to 402,821 in 1904. - This was aa large a figure as the normal Increase would have shown by 1908. In that year Bryan was again the Democratic nominee and Taft in herited "My "Policies,". and the support of the Roosevelt following. There was little cause for a mere protest vote, and the 420,973 ballots cast for Debs was a little -more .than a. doubling of the vote each four yeara. aince 1896. The - nomination " of a conservative Democrat In 1912 "would have meant a much larger fioctallat vote: than, was cast, but It would not have been a real Boolallst vote, 4 If .Woodrow , Wilson said that only -20-per .cent of the Bo' clallst vote was Socialist and 80 per cent protest against prevailing condi tions, It is evident he knows mors about some other tilings, than he does about Socialism. , . , -"'' y prevlpus.to the last election-the dues paying membership of the Socialist party was 15 per cent of the -votes cast In .November, Only a small per centage of the Socialists of the United States are luespaying members of the party With Wilson In the role of a Progressive, Taft a self confessed con servative and Roosevelt on , piauorm inrareiv comnosed of "first : aemands the Socialist P jW"- was no reason ivr tuy uuv wu..r Ists voting the' Socialist tic Jtet. if Proa-ressiv government is an anti dote for Socialism, how is it the party is so strong in countries 11K uermany and BwltzerlandT How is It that in New, Zealand, "the most progressive of all states, Socialism . is growing up from amidst prosresslvtamt Those who believe that Socialism Is merely an animating principle for blind i discontent are simply fooling tnem- Brtves. Did you-ver aiiena-Bv.pujuimi meeting where papers, pamphlets and boolcg dealing with pontloal and eco nomic questions were sold amorrg ihe o.iillonneT - If VOU haVO BOt. it M Un likely that you have ever attended a snni.iiif hull ' meetinsr, Last winter Hhe National Socialist Lyceum bureau gave a series ' of leo tures throughout the country. They nroved such a success' that the enter- prise Is to be repeated this wmter and -li ,, wiah to hear an able disousslon 1 ... " " - - Vi. February. y y y Yt , Several times recen,uy 'Waa'-nnneared in aPortlar.d paper that Socialists were Ignorant and economic subjects. Now that t Joke, even thmish not so intended. Few Demo- cratlc, Republican or Progressivo work ing people ever readbooks .0h An Mniomics ai jcaoi w -. do so and remain old party followers. fnr Socialists are former Democrats, S thii study-that made tnem Socialists. are now 'ignorant, wn wero they before? - ' -M- Common Law Marriages. y TJiMiinr: 'Wash.. Jan. . l13rT0 the Editor of The Journal The alk bn common law marriages is a good thing. A. David's talk tr good. -But why wait one year before making them husband and wife? An innocent girt is started on her road to ruin me wme eno ivc herself up, body, and soul, to the maa that has gained her affections and con fldence. So why wait till he has been on. her road one year before giving her the protection of a common w miir rtage? A girl : that has gone wrong can turn off from this road herself, but It Is harder to turn off from than It was- to keep from starting on in , the first place. - " - .-' ; My remedy Is this: When a girl finds vtamaif n (rouble and the party respon sible will not marry her or has left for parts unknown, grant to her, her parents or her guardian the-; right to furnish sufficient , proof to the Judge of the aunerior court as to the Identity of her betrayer, that the Judge may thereupon declare her lawfully married to the man whose responsibility has been so established. -vC O. W.- ; I. W. W Recruit, Portland. Or Jan. 11. 1913. To the Editor of The Journal In an article in Public ODlnlon I read that Giovanittt, the I, W. W,Y leader n the Lawrence--villa strike, waa at tne time a. Christian "city missionary" to his people, but has vow fully accepted the "no ; govern ment" motto of the I. W. I happen to be acquainted with, others who. have gone the same- road. Among tnem at least two, who are leaders , among the I. W. w. today, are university men. and well educated. It is obvious that such men do not enter Into such movement unless they 'find themselves forced thereto, and it Is Just auch men as these that are the bitterest enemies of society among the I. W. W. The question arises, What arouses this en mity? ?: r'9'tf :'i::vM The Journal, as a matter; df iharlty, IS running "want ads'? for men aeeklng employment, free of chargV "Where such men are unable to ., pay for the ads. This la good as far as it goes, but the mair-who-rwur-once-been f oreed-toae-cept "charity," even such as this, has received a blow to his self-respect, and unless he be an utter weakling must In some way recover that self -respect, to be again a "man." Everyman feels that he haa a bright to Opportunity." Beat him to his knees and compel him to accept as a gift-what every Instinct of Jits manhood -claims as a right, and you make of him at once an enemy. This Is what society does, and it Is from such men as these that the L W. W. gains its strength. ' Having declared way on ioctgyr ty-ro-TWw -"enemies," and there in nd loss of aelf-respect in "preying" off the enemy. This is large ly the' psychological factor in the situ ation. Society is, daily making blttnr enemies, and tho I.' W. W. is orgnnisslng "r'Trr'-BS'Wiw ioXirta be relieved of petty them. It is not the .aBsocmtion that is OMMENTANDNEWS lNBRIEF" " T1 - SMALL CHANGE None wasted.- of the 4) days . should be The very rich and the very poor care little about laws, . j Now gentlemen of the , lettislature, remember those promises, . , . - ', . ; '; V, -- - As for . Its " poor, belpleas aelf, Adrianople has nothinj; to aay, Dr. Wilson needs to be aT first class, level headed thinker these days. . i, ; 'v.'- - There Is no dangrer'of the legislature appropriation bill being overlooked. .'''.,.. ,;..,..,...;.,:. ;:';... "... '.--.','! Why not pattern after reported Brit lah pleading very brief and aimpleT - .-' '...,Vf' : '. J,',.', !, Her we Progressives are. the Moun aiaraaj'aT. R.h you-aHe are Mohameta, , , ,. . . That fl4,000,000 will give a big army of workingmen a Job for quite a while. No theologian or philosopher ever tells why one la taken and another left. . More real eatate cultlvatorSj In pro portion to real estate dealers, are. de sirable. . ' . . :'v.rY ' I,'-f''!"if:; li ii .YaC' yt-'Y'-f: J?robably the marching squads of woman suffragists will not help their cause any. i ' , The Democrats can do as they please easily in the house, but the senate tnere s tne ruD. wan T uniuin Mir, .aniii,; . r-.,iii, 11,111 . Many people are asking: casea anogeinerr Though these be Democratic times. Democrats are "mighty sca'ce" in the Oregon legislature. ( Nothing can but7 briefly discourage, those Californlans; they've sunshine in side as well as out. !.Vi-" v:MH'W''YY"-Y .-A' i;,fri'X4:iW0i: There is no place on the Pacific coast or on any other that Portland would move to if she could. ... ..Y '::'.'. ii-? - j Washington" may have a state matri monial v agency; thousands of women would want a Job in it, v , Not very ; long ago ' Portland was lacking in theatres, but if all reported projects are carried out it will be sup- 1lied soon with enough theatres for a ong time- to com, . ....,.. .-...' - . SOME HOME-MADE By Dr. Frank Crane, : - There are some saints who are not of the calendar. They perform no miracles . but the miracles of love and gentleness, for which the world la ahungered . and athirst ; Their shrines are not in the proud cathedrals, but In human hearts; happy thoughts are the candles burning before their altars; tender memories are the votive offerings made there, and shame for our littleness and resolves to be nobler are the Incense that fills the air of the place. . , There is 8t Jim, the Sunny; he doesn't amount to much, but we could spare a lot of useful people rather than him, with his stubborn good humor. .. And St. Lizzie, who sweeps In the corners. - V;" : "And St "Carrie, who "picks" up after everybody. And St Ted, Vho, though he la but years old, Is careful of his mother, cleans the , snow from the back porch for her; brings in wood and water, and looks after her in all ways. And St Bally, the grandmother, who has the heaven's gift of smoothing out misunderstandings, J untangling family knots, ' and making f crooked - tempers work together. Y '-''-'- v- 'yI And St Bill, the whistler, who car ries the evening paper and-pipes cheer into many a listener. ; v ? ' y ! And St Mary Jane, who makes hot biscuit and wonderful bendy sugar cookies, and laughs when the children rob her. And St Gertrude, who will not drive her husband Into the back yard to smoke, but sets him by the fire in her best room and says she likes the smeu ot a pipe (and like as with my Uncle Toby, when he beara this little fib, the recording angel always coughs and pre tends he did not hear). the important factor. It !s the spirit of revolt and for tnis society is useu responsible. No man wants as a "char ity" that which h claims as his own by right, and the "opportunity" to pro vide for his own wants and those of his family is every man's "right,' of which society jiaa aeprivea . mm, dui which It offers to partially restore, as a gift, If be will beg for It Thus so ciety puts a premium , on sycophancy and degrades manhood. What recourse Is there left for that man wno cannot subdua his euirit of manhood, but to declare war on society and Join its de clared enemies? This Is the seed of revolution and the "revolution" Is-not far la the future, unless, soma of our so-called statesmen get busy In the way of making, lite livable for us "common people. It Is quite possible "construct ive" legislation may "injure" some prop erty Interests and perhaps hurt a good many people, but manhood must be protected-first. If-it la not all property interests will collapse with it. As Lin coln said, "This nation cannot endure half slave and half free," and t this remains true, even if the "slave" half be white and not black. . . , ONE OF TH15 UNEMPLOYED. . , Over-Zealous Ir. Coffey. Portland, Jan. 9. To the Editor Of The Journal Mr. John B. Coffey was hot elected to the legislature but to the office of county clerk. - Therefore hia plan te propose, a law-, exempting women from the neqeBslty of declaring their aca. when registering as voters, seems to me rather bumptious. Let him tend to hla knitting. Why should any woman be excused from complying with the requirements of the law governing voters? i A man must declare his age. - though It may not be pleasant for . him to do so if he is on the shady side of SO. Why different rule for women? They have been clamoring for - equality let them have-it Equality means equal obliga tions as well as equal privileges. That Is the kind of equality which 1 think the Intelligent suffragists have been contemplating. As for the others, they should under s tana mat tney must com ply with ' the same rules which men are- required to, observe, - and if they fail to tell the truth as to their age or any other matter, they must expect tha same-ronsequ en ces-that-ars "meted out to men. Meantime let Mr. Coffey attend to the duties of county clerk. R. Z, BRONSON. 'Retains His Land Right. Vancouver. Wash., Jan. 8. To the Editor of The Journal Will you please find out for me if a man who haa de serted from the navy, but who has given himself up and served duta sentence on h.M , dtahnnnrtLblv-discharged, can take up, a homestead and legally hold govrninena-ai)d.2. United States District Attorney Me Court states that a man dishonorably discharged from the army or .navy ,ls still a citizen of the United States and, as such, is eligible to take up govern ment land, and hold it.) . , OREGON SIDELIGHTS A ladles' orchestra has been organised at Klutuath Falls, composed of the fol lowing: Mrs. A, Y, Tintlall, piano: Mrs. Fred Barlow, violin; Miss Faye Hogue, clarinet; Mrs.. Allen, cornet , Eugene Register: That Springfield man who wrote. to Spokane for a wife ought to be mobbed. Tine man who would Bend out of the state for a wife is worse than the, one who buys his flour and sugar of a mall order house. He should be loyal to home industry. Rev. Joseph Herbert, formerly ' of Walla Walla, passed through Bakef re cently enroute to Harney otinty, where he will take up missionary work. Ha will be the second Protestant minister In- that field,"' according to the Baker Democrat Mr. Herbert is a Presbyter ian. -,iv-Ti-f-r--' .- '' ; 1 - .-- -i i' Paisley press: Why not capitalize our wonderful climate? Many aectlons of the west not nearly so blessed are con stantly holding befora prospective set tlers the beauties of a climate that in their estimation cannot be excelled. But we have the real article, the only original, 'Dallas Itemlzer: If there are' any shortcomings In - the paper this week, lay it to the fact that we attended the Jacksonlan banquet in ' Portland last night, at which there was such, a fesat of reason and flow of soul - that we are personally -non compos . mentis by inoculation. " 1 -Hlllsboro Argus; Perhaps 0ld Dundee Reld's dream of a Hillsboro-Antoria railway will yet be realized, : and one can but appreciate the old veteran's life ambition when he looks to the north of Hlllsboro And notes that cleft in the woods trimmed out by hlra twenty-two years ago. .Prophetic, anyway? . y: : -i:'r -i ,:;-"-:'Y-rY' Eugene Guard:. Before another New Year we hope to have a still better Slant Installed In a new and modern uilding erected especially to house a newspaper, printing and publishing business. Work upon this permanent home for The Guard will be commenced within a few weeks. kir;;: :-x::-; , Y"i.i,Y-,.: Y-'ii-v-jY,.. f Bahdon Recorder: Two railroads are coming. Settlers are coming. Prosperity la coming to those. who take advantage of the great opportunity offered Just now to homeseekers in Cooa county and business opportunities in Bandon, Vegetables and -fruits grow here' in abundance. Three to thirty, acres pro duces a comfortable living. SAINTS And St. Henry, who really thinks his wife Is the most beautiful woman In the world, and the sweetest of angels, al though she Is a most distressing person. . And St Ralph, who never comes home without ' something peanuts or gum drops or a red apple in his pocket for the small house bandits to pillage, i And St Walter, who is bullet proof to "the' slings and arrows of outrageous fortune." and takes all the buffets of fate upon his shield of "Never Mind." And St Charlie, who givee his wire an allowance, so that she will never have to ask for money. : And St. John, who, though he be a bearded father, plays marbles of nights with the boys upon the dining room floor and goes ' fishing with them In summon - iii.'-rv.,,,..;.,--; -o-y And St. Martha, who dresses for her husband, mo. household as carefully as for company. ..;.--,.-,: -.v.r . And St Bess, who has a dozen babies. is glad because of every one of them and would rather mother them .than wear diamonds at the opera, . And St, Alice, who is endowed by fata with the marvelous faculty of getting along with everybody. - . And St. Llje, whom every one imposes upon,' and who likes It. and seems to seek for opportunities to do everything for everybody. ; , : '. . ----- And' St May,' who is an Invalid, but whom no one has ever heard complain. And St Ella, who never repeats scan dat . '. f':-' ' ' i And SC Tom who never apeaks of other folks'; business, hor tells any one ot the many secrets he knows. ."And St" Mike,' the tramp, the 'same who wtfs once discovered ."helping a lame dog over a stile." And St. Cicely, the old mald who, having no babies of her own, mothered the children of her seven sisters, and having no man to love her, became the sweetheart of the world. - -.-vi - All whom may God bless, and their number increase! v' . ' . Pointed Paragraphs Men who make history encourage the book agents. - - - v. ;-- '-t'.Yv ' m:v '"VX:, -'..-, If ignorance Is bliss, this ought te be a happy old world, - ; Good luck and bad habits are sel dom on speaking terms. We can't helo feeling sorry .for I millionaire with indigestion. It's queer what funny things some men see when they are blind drunk. .- . , e Women are always pretending they cant aeny tneir husbands anything. e Ever notice how willing people are te assist you when you don't need help? ;ji.:Y.':..;,;t3i '.';,;'. : . SJ ,?f, A--, k :ij ) T j . :i!-- '. The man who says he never had a show probably never had the price of admission. - It s easy for a woman with a long tongue to make short work of another woman's reputation, y - . W s Its awfully hard to convince a man that he is getting a' square deal. You Should. Appreciate tke Pure" Food Crusade You can aid the cause by protecting yourself. "'( Insist upon products that are known to you and not to be doubted. Manufacturers who advertise in THE JOURNAL have noth- 4 ing to hide; they make foods that measure up to the Pure Food ' ;.; Standard; they consider the good health of the nation above .jmere gain. .an- ar.e..among.Amenca' Greatest Advertisers.-. rr; They have justifiable confidence In the quality of their goods t : and spend huge sums in advertising. They protect you against .-, impure foods by making their brand marks, names, and products familiar to you. , Help yourself and help the nation .by patronizing the menu--facturers who advertise in THE JOURNAL. . Read THE JOURNAL'S advertisements closely and constantly every day. This habit will keep you posted on the most reliable products, and direct you to the most reliable merchant in New York. (Copyright, 1912, by J. P. Fallon.) ' 1 I ie St'oteskurya. Party i -From the, Detroit News-Tribune. The Stotesburys the Stotesburys ol Philadelphiaknow themt ; Not Tlwi -"he"' is J Pierpont Morgan's partner, and 'she" is engaged in the delectable occupation of astounding the native so ciety of Philadelphia by an ascending series of entertainments which, accord- -ing to their present status, promise to end In something most magnificently unimaginable, . Mrs. Stotesbury s mis- . eion in life is to cheer up the millionaire set of that city give thera something . to . think about and look 'forward to, coax their jaded palates, and rouse them to coherent speech, - What's 8100.000 to Mrs. Stotesbury for a little ; Thursday night party? .' It would be all right if it weren't for -the confounded newspapers. They had to butt in and desccibe . the blowout witch would make a Roman Nero'a east look like a ten-twent-thirt ahow in com parison with Maude Adams. The papers told about tho rare wines, - the : rich viands, whole mines of diamonds and precious stones, imported flowers, be spangled servants, foreign musicians,' and the like totalling It all, in a business-like way, to an enormous figure, v Now, the mill hands read newspapers -Just the same as anyone else does. And the mill district isn't very far from the Stotesburys,Y At their very best, times arV never very good In the mill dis- i - met. work? oh, yes; plenty of werk. Work t for everybody mother, father, and toddling children. , Work! Why. if work were wealtb the mill hands would be . giving blowouts like . Stotesburys. ' Work! Lord bless you, there's work to burn. Y The haggard men, the hollow ; cheeked women, and stunted children speak the plentlfulness of work. .- Now, into the hovels of the mill dls- . trlct - (and . what pitiable ; squalor -one sees In the eastern mill town) came the news" of Mrs. Stotesbury's . ."brilliant effort" It is mighty pleasant reading after a day in the mill, your wife with. , her head down on the table drowsing In her weariness, and your children sleep ing In the corners of the room oh, yes, there's great Joy over the brilliancy of j Mrs., Stotesbury's success. . Let's see, let's see the cost of the music would Just about put you 'and your family on a , nice farm In the west! and , one of those diamonda! ... .' . ' - So, some ot the mill hands sat down and wrote to Mrs. Stotesbury. No,' their stationery wasn't the style neither was ' their- language. ' The mill, hands- were positively, rough in, their expressions. No one has said they didn't speak truth, but atlll they did not observe the usage of good society, y So, Mrs. Stotesbury la frightened. So was an ancient king, when . he looked up from his banquet table and saw a hand writing on - the wall! ' And the brilliant seriea of enter tainments will probably come to an end. t- But who will ever be able to explain eJ why why a numan being, wno Knows that a few block away other human beings are hanging by the very shreds of life who will ever be able to explaia ; why such a person will dangle before the eyes ot the others the luxuries, the extravagance, the oriental lavtshness ot exotic , entertainment? Courteously "speaking, It Is bad taste. Humanely, , speaking, it la wanton cruelty. Socially , speaking, it la rashly dangerous. Tou ,: may brutalize the mill hands by hard work and low wages, but you'll never be able to blot out of their brains the power of comparison. And the more brutalized they "becofflevtha less tlonal will their "comparisons be, Vhe problem of society today is to - deal with those who have been compelled to be below the normal by an unjust social system and when thoughtless women further accentuate this condition of af fair by running mad like the stotes burys have done, it is time ror someone to call a halt .Uvy-..:. OcU Tales Voucked For By Oregon Newapapew J Bears Thick in. the Wallowa. -4 Josenh Herald: While eomlng to town Friday from bis Snake river ranch James Wlsenor noticed fresh bear signs at a cave in the mountains on pounie creek, near the mouth ot Freeaeout He notified Charley and Ira Marks, resid ing nearbyr and together they visited th cave, tn uaric noys wuung tneir rifles along. - v-'Y - ----- ' Mr. Wiaenor having great eonrwence In his "winning ways and charming voice,'' remarked that he would have Mr. Bruin out ot his hole In a Jiffy, and told the boys to get ready to shoot. Then Jim backed off a tew reel ana In . a coarse but. dignified voice that could be heard a mile, he yelled, "Good morning, Mr, Bear; a Merry Christmas to Your -, - In an instant the bear poked bl head out and went to bear heaven by means of Chartysr.rifl -ballet. -.U'.-vvv,.w.i, They skinned the big. black fellow and Jim brought the akin to town and presented it to his old friend, Dr, Bar nard, to be used as a rug. . Recently the forest rangers and gam wardens, In estimating the number ot wild animals in Oregon, credited Wal lowa county with only 150- beara Mr." Wlsenor believes this is surely , a mis take, and that 1500 would be - nearer the correct number. ; He, think there -are. fully ISO bears within JO miles of bis boms. -. Auto Never Breaks Down Now. - Joseph Herald; - Roy Hyman of Little Sheep creek ha traded for an old rat tletrap automobile, put a tongue In It and hauls It ' about with a team of horses. He aays if a lot of. others would do likewise they could mak bet ter speed with their autoa. .. - If a man has any sense at all It shows up, before he gets engaged or after he Is married. - N1
