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"THE '."OREGON DAILY JOURNAL." PORTLAND," TUESDAY- EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1013. THE JOURNAL , JM nl)N, ...... ry rn)t.I tril ir nxirulLtf it 1'be Journal Bull . i fundi r Bxirulug 7 1 U iu.i Yamhill t j'ortlnua. "r. l.ptprKl ,t tt pwtlitfflra t 't,a0ri r , uu U.Uo flu-wot.' U " . iiKitipr. i. i..,,-,iuM..a -Mile TUJt; rH tt irw-ftiir whm ttmrtni.tit roa want. " 111 ........ f . 1 V I i.,(n A kiutwr (o.. Bniniwtri " Minn urainur "--"-7, - T.innja ... building, vblcaco i..ri,i.. 'Inim fa mull Of nf lreM lu ' Mill . ' ' ..,,.'5.W On moot. M Cii Cat On far. , , Et'KDAI ; . , . .;..H.50 I One most ZD WiltV AND- BUNBAT -t p.n i rw month I year. inr, . a m,Hra tins trovd that it 1 ' prattle Me ,to Vlcvata the mas of mankind the' laboring or ,. lower class to ruJ them to ( Rflf respect, to make them com potent to act a part in the great right and the great duty of clf-Sj covt rnmcnt: and she ha proved that thl may be lon by educa tion and the diffusion of knowl cJse. Daniel Webster. ' A PROGRAM OP PKOGRESS GAIN The Journal submits for it tho consideration of tne ure f- gon legislators, eight. Import " ant legislative propositions 1 ulilch it holds to be a splendid pro? : pram of legislative progress. . They ! v ppear in an editorial reprinted on this nare from Sunday s journal. j Each proposition Is. fundamental I to progress and each Is constructive 1 movement for state betterment or I state development. - ' Each is. backed by public senti ment, by sound Judgment and by common sense. Each is so neany axiomatic . and Us ; desirability, bo v. liiely confessed, that " it Is almost beyond the pale of serious debate. Together, they are a program of constructive lawmaking so broad and purposeful that their adoption would (onbtitute the groundwork: or legia lative action Jthat would be of last ing pride to legislative members and of lasting benefit to the state. r The whole series of propositions translated Into law -would be such an appeal to public Intelligence that it would restore public confidence in t he legislative body and 'lessen pub lic use of the initiative. ' - It is not: suggested that' these propositions should be accepted to the exclusion of any other measure. Many other meritorious bills are to be considered, among them various momniendatlons by the" governor ' including condemnation of private property "for public uses,' state su pervision and regulation of all char-; itable institutions, transportation of; ;op victs, the Deschutes and Cejllo power and Irrigation, projects, and other measures; v ; I:: The eight propositions are put for ward because the tre tig" legisU t ion, because they are the least open to objection, and because they are a comprehensive and constructive program of progress, well suited to the plans, of a legislature . that . la widely believed, to be progressively progressive. -' - ; THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE anliERE Is much in the governor's I ;: message that will appeal to the I intelligence of the legislature, ' Many of. the recommendations are based on aa intimate knowledge of state conditions and will commend themselves as well worth enactment Into It? 1 t-?vv.Ui.i . Thotse who looked for drastic pro posals are fooled, for, although there ; are- many very progressive recom mendations, the message as a whole is sober in tone. Besides, a comprehensive . review of Btate finances and the condition . of state institutions, there Is a quick and direct survey of all the leading items in state affairs; Among the recommendations are the establishment of a home for the aged.: a home tor1 wayward girls, state' supervision, and regulation of all state-aided charitable institutions and all private sanitariums for the care of the insane.. The message urges itate transportation , of , convicts, tbe appointment of V commission to investigate state insurance and .if ad visable to report a bill for passage by the people at the next election, - and suggests the enactment of good roads legislation It counsels the repeal of antiquated 'laws, opposes blanket appropriation bills for state Institutions and makes recommenda lions respecting: taxation. It urges passage of the workmen's compel sation bill, and 'commends the wid Ow's pension bill to the earnest con slderation of the legislative body. It recommends a state auditor of ' public account,- and urges support of the plan for cooperation between the state and federal government re specting the Deschutes power and irrigation project urged by the state engineer and the Oregon Conserva lion Commission, - 1 ' 1 It calls attention' to the, conser vatlon commlsflion's . recommenda lions respecting mineral resources, makes recommendations concerning a state forest, and directs attention to the Coos Bay wagon road grant It recommends that the governor of - tho etate be given reserved powers for requiring officers charged with . eaforiiement-Ot Ihe law to do their " duty, being granted authority to dls- jiiiss such Officials, If necessary. . At- ciakca xtroa t recommenditkiiia r'-fr'ting the liquor laws, including i rci.liiition of shipments of; liquor : 'o dry territory except under strict ? 1 : ri. tho prohibition of the f i "r trrr in dry counties i ! . . i. i - s fcr fcaie tif liquor outside of an Incorporated city or ( means to lead Orecoa youth Into town, strict Sunday closing, and thai knowledge of what la meant by com reoulrement that all saloons shall .blnatlon of soil, seed and Intelligent have glass fronts and that card tables and chairs be prohibited. It advises sterilization of certain criminals under authority of Jhejlead a developing human atom from State Board of Health, recommends a blue sky law, counsel passage of a loan shark law, and urges the leg islature to iass a law regulating the sale- ' and " carrying "of concealed weapons. It urges legislation re specting the condemnation' of pri vate property for public uses, deals with the problem of Immigration, suggests that the signers to initiative and referendum petitions be regis tered ;voters, and makes Beveral other, important recommendations.. CARRY . THE NEWS F AR be It from The Journal to obtrude upon a: painful situa tion and by Idle inquiry open afresh the wounds that bled so in the senate fireworks of yesterday, .. What 1 it would Vfa'n know Js whether the attack ' by the senator from Multnomah upon another sen ator "from' Multnomah is ; another fruit of the gre.-.t crime of last June at Chicago when there woro not presi dential Joba enough in the party to go round, , j ' 3 Were those bitter, words of Sen ator Joseph, supplemented by the scintillating syllables of Senator Kel- laher. the official war moo of the Butf Moose trying to Insert a horn iu the bread basket of the elephant now somewhat dlsfigurcd-but-stilHu-the-ring? 'jXZjy: ' Did ' the two Bull Moosers,. with Ralph Williams busied , with parcel ing .out Oregon Jobs' at Washington, and: unable to stretch his guardian hand over hla fold C at, ; home, time their assault when the Republican earthworks Were mott exposed? f v The press accounts give no ver batim reports of the language used at Salem. . But as "Dear Theodore" has so often remarked - of "Dear Will' doubtless there i were ,weU'.dl rccted volleys of "highbinders" and 'receivers of J stolen gOJds, - andh. ,,pickpockct8,, and "highwaymen," and- "malignant; malefactors," , and malicious prevaricators," and Vun- doers of duty" and ."Jackasses.y, In anv . event, the : Bull Moose trbopii fought nobl and thecause of i social 1 and industrial . Justice goes marching on. 1 - - , Carry the hews to A.mageddon, and let the senate choir sing Onward Christian Soldiers. . , - r-; ( SELECTED IMSIIGUAXTS ROM every congress and conven tion that applies Itself to pre- - beard. More Immigrants, .but se- ectPA nnM to settle un the vacant T .?'-.Vr! . -J .A; or sparsely, settled lands of this state Is' the demand.. But when It comes to defining and agreeingito a'deflnlte plan for at? trarAing-thinost'defllrablefttleraj then criticism , of . existing ; efforts, rather than action towards the de sired end, is the only noticeable re- It is unfortunately true-that litera turepictorial,' based on exception al productions, rosy-tinted? extrava gant, ; leads directly ; to disappoint ment. Protests against continuing such Issues are heard on' every aide. Is a sufficing remedy to be found in more literature, more pamphlets. and booklets, more pictures, toned down to actual facts, to existing conditions, In the sober tints of unexaggeratd truth? That was not Canada's ex perience. . ; " v( - " Our northern neighbors have sub stituted personal contact of selected agentg with thertartnerr of the ' Brit ish islands Literature and pictures are, in their methods,' aids to tbe living voice of truth tolling and In structed men. Sent ana deputized by the provincial governments, head quarters , in yarlous districts have been established fot competent and reliable agents, who circulate in the surrounding country, attending fairs and : markets, meeting farmers on their' own ground. , - . The fruits of this system ,may be Judged from these factsj Of the 354,237 immigrants wno entered Canada in 1911, 180,000 came from! the United Kingdom, and the bulk of them settled in the western prov inces, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatche wan and British Columbia. During tbe four months, April 1 to August) lof -1912 209,642 selected . imml-j grants arrived., in. Canada, 143,742 through ocean ports and 65,900 from the United ' States,- If similar methods are taken up by Oregon what reason is there why similar results may not he expected? None, unless we conclude that Ore- Eon legitimate attractions to m-1 structed and desirable settlers are j Inferior to those that Canada has to offer.1 The Canadian system above de-' scribed is sustained first by official and governmental support, second, by ' most careful selection of ' the agents who come into personal con tact, at their homes, with the immi grants desired. " ' ; ' THE GREAT OUTDOORS w EDNESDAY, there is to be a '. meeting- in1 Portland ' to dis cuss plans for gardening by Portland, youth tho coming seasoii, j - , .The paramount Industry in Ore gon is agricultural -jroduction. For- aiit .umili LJa.. .uai . n n ... ufacturjng industry driven by Ore-; gon water powers will rise toenor mous consequence. ' ' ' " But; agricultural production is basic. What can be more Important fhan by every influence a:id by every care by human hands and human minds'? ;3; KH Here and there, city gardening will the congested city to a career on the land, Here and there, it will make! one less on the crowded streets and one more in the great outdoors. - What better program than to fur ther, encourage .; and promote' city gardening by city youth? . 1 GUILTY If E WAS a Judge's eon. With head bowed , in his hands, he sat yesterday Jn the chamber "Of " the; United States senate. With the highest deliber ative body in the world as Jury, the young man's father, was on trial un der Impeachment charges, and "the clerk was droning off the results of the thirteen rollcalls. ' . In a near-by Committee room was a woman, care-worn ' and anxious. She is mother of the- bpyV and the bowed bead of the one was reflec tion of the troubled face of the other. They are wife and son of Judge Rob ert W. Archbald. Beside her ; was her husband, and one by one,' the results, of the rollcalls were handed tbem by a page. For three long hoiirs,: the voting went on. It was a lifetime of human agony for the trio. .. . . . , ' When the end came, the verdict was guilty on four counts, and the decree Is that Judge Archbald shall never more hold office of trust or profit under the government of the United State8,;:i;;,:i:v'-.9 The Judge of yesterday,1 is not a Judge today. The incumbent yes terday of cne of the highest judicial positions, in, the world, be is today, almost a man without "a 'country. Honored and respected until bis shortcomings found him but, he is condemned and . almost expatriated It Is c blow for the wife, a blow for the son and a blow for the t. ,. , i m ii. ... . - f., ; ii.u.Mv :--;i-t v, ut, a.vuvo.u turned : round and round in , the hearts of wife, and son. It is the brutal hand of official malfeasance laid heavy on one of the highest call ings known to man. ..). . It didn't pay. It never pays. T,he fall of Robert Archbald and the cruel steel In the soula of hla loved ones are the' proof. , KXGLISH PRISON WORK i .REPARATIONS In England for ly. the International, Exhibition of ... this year at Ghent in Belgium, 4hlo vaa a f fin on r in UAitrltim - - ' include a section aevotea to ais- T V i ""-" W1" uo There will be seen two prisoners , working at an an others making ge"tl0 ,p tna,nt.,n g1nt rope Jendera for ship. 1, other. toltS: Bixth- .treet runs" to making at the-maay types in use in Sullivan's gulch, and t thus a blind governmentof flees. A model of a ! street, so no opposition 1 ought to be prison rompoHtoKWhgypeT other at a printing press . , will be j flVlL?61 . ... , , 1 cause it j In the theatre sone. This shown, with many specimens of ex-i, one of Its rnost serious objections cellent printing and book binding as:An auditorium; la not a catch-penny af dene In English prisons today. fair, likortho i'moyjejorthe;, theatre. Models of many kinds tnd of pat-i t0 ather . moving, idle,. curiou. t-rinthi w nvM. nrctiM; . J0ol,i'r crowd.;? In a large gathering, an terns made by convicts; constitute an rui peraonaiwho are not lnteresi.i interesting part of the intended f.is- play. ; J f StT ....f-tf;' ; The latest advance made by Eng land has .been in putting into opera tion 'the Habitual Criminal -Act Under that law habitual criminals may be Indefinitely detained, as a . , - -1 preventative precaution for the safe- ty of the community. A large de- tentlon prison, distinguished in de- sign from a penitentiary, haa been constructed at Camp Hill, in the Isle of Wight, and a model of it ia to be shown at Ghent. Of course, the most I dangerous criminals in Great Britain win -bei 'collected there - Th whale f Will De COlieciea mere. tne wneie4 idea is strongly objected to by the criminal class. " A mutiny recently broke out In the Camp Hill prison referred to J which was in effect a protest against the new system. The idea is that of detention aa distin guished from' the penitentiary meth ods in vogue in other English pris ons. But the plan is yet in its early (stages, and is to dome extent exneri mental.' LIKE JEFFERSON N' ATURAL resource must be ton-. served and also used for tho common good. f . Raw materials must be put at the disposal of every person In the .United States on equal term. Banking credit, must be put on term of equality to all. Bunlneort must be free of every form or of every- kind of monopoiyi-Wood row WUson. ..'",'- The. words are from tho presl '.ent elect's Chicago speech. The country is to be congratulated. As thus presented, It is a theme Jnai caa niVeT wear 0Ul- , " 18 ft no' .,e response 10 mo cry 01 numanuy, the cry for application of the golden rule 11 18 an answer to the call for f on 11 a 1 1 rlffhtn ' It mvnonti in nim phrase what Christ made clear, what Jefferson declared and what Lincoln proclaimed. ' , ' It is the thought of the friends of men as compared with the thought of the friends of clase., The measure of the value of men Is service by men. ;v It la the hope raised by such an utterance la, tbeheartsiof. men that makes this a stronger nation of free government. Two systems of government are known -to-modern -civiHzatlon--OBft la based , on Roman law, tho other on English law. -Under tho Roman ! i.ian tha. nifiaJn i,i..i erit of the state.';, Unde. the English plan, thet? state exists for the benefit of tbe citizen. As Woodrow Wilson phrases It, it ia the "function of gov ernment, to serve mankind." The American nronopollBts would make this a government under tho Roman plan. Through the agency of tariffs they would determine what Industries to encourage and what to discourage ;? They would have the farmers; remain farmers and work men remain workmen, In return for docile obedience they would apply certain compensations such as old age pensions and kindred paternal lam Intended to reconcile the toller to his caste. It Is not for him , to have ambition to be other" than a worker creating wealth for a higher order of men like the captains of In dustry to exploit. This plan is necessarily a govern ment of favor and privilege, ; It 1 a government under which individ ual opportunity is circumscribed and limited. '.'It' i Is" " a' " government In which a whole people may be mould ed to suit the purposes of those in authority. , It la not the kind of government contemplated iu the United Stites. It Is a kind Of government that has never been tolerated by a free peo ple and which no people could tol erate and remain free. ;;Woodrpw Wilson resists such a regime and declares to the monopolists "business must be free of every form and of every kind of monopoly' He still : holds, for one, to the faith of the American fathers. He still clings to the great and original principles of free "government, c He wants monopoly for none, and equal opportunity for all. He is the same type oof statesman as the Washing tons," the Franklins, the Jeffersons, the Madlsons, the Jacksons and the Lincolns. OoBmaiilea(iM etot to Tee Jonmtl foe MbUcatloa U tills ocffartmeot boeld writ, its ooly om side of the papar. should sot ticeed Suo werds la loagtb al nait lx e eampssled by tbe name sad addrais of tb sender. If tb wrltet doa not detlre to U msm psbUiaed. be sbaaU to utt. . - Aaditorium Site, . '.'v-', Portland, Jan. 11, 1913.-To the "Edi- t tor of The Journal. It will not be o. Letters From trie People na-?s"ie to erect tho auditorium on the AiarKei DIOCK' Without adilltlnnal lan 1 WtoT-IPif Clay-etreat jwui consent to closing the street , unless land for-the street la secured further eouth. so that at least loe feet I L.!iu,?J? b? W1! ,oUb ,vvu( M.y,vv. 411 lull, Id give our auaitoriura any proper settinr two en tire block ought to M used, and an additional block would cost from 1120.- ouo to i:ao.ooo, ; Architect Frcelander suggests an extra block to the north, costing about 1:50.000, besides tbe land to the eouth. m Further, "Clay street runs to the river and property owners on that street, if not compensated, would be justified In fighting Its va cation. :..'" .i;' !: ':-..-. .-l.,' ,I: Now at the- lust-to-all. geographic day and Grand avenue' Bite, two entire j . - . . .. ' lw oiockb ougni vr oe secured ior iibo.ooo. I not much more than the cost of 100 I feet at the Market block site, and that t,Iocl aor about 260,ooo, would be iree 10 use ior a. maraet, as our mayor auggeat in his message, which ug- enough in an event to plan before band to attend, and even to put themselvea out a .little to do so, re not an atten tive audience, but noisy and Indiffer ent, and their room is much more de sired than! their attendance- because they but hinder Interested person from bearing:. ' Thu, with two noisy ; street ear liocs,.n. Second and Third street on tn outside, and a gathering of noisy, indifferent . people inside, public m"n r from abroad would have a poor opinion, and would' not speak kindly of Portland.. " , , - There is no fairer way to settle "the ; auditorium site question than to let the people .vote on it at the coming Juno election. Other cities have followed "uch p,an' " In b eantlme ' every - who has , the Interest of Portlni at heart and Is not serving the. inter ests of the street car -company; ought to phone, write or apeak jto our mayor, councilmen and auditorium commission against the Market block for our au ditorium. . J. WALTER SKABERQ. . Tito Auditorium. ' Portland, Or., Jan. I2.-.T0 the Editor of The Journal--About two years ag the people of Portland voted $$00,00? for an auditorium. Since that time the only tangible result of their decision I debate on tbo location. The building ia like the bean which - little children plant. It baa been uprooted no ofton that It la nearly dead by this time: The east side wants . It because no largo public building are located there.. This auditorium is not tor u alone, but for the many gatherings which year by year are making' Portland . a popular convention city- , The market blocks to me,, seems a mach out of the path of the public as . would be the' wholesale district or un on Nob Hill.: There ia no section but a very limited area on the west side, and. that near the large hotels. My suggestion for a alio la the block about opposite the First Congregattopal church on West . Park street at Main; At present the property is occupied by two very, heat and pretty homes, but I presume the ground - could be bought ffe about the same price a was paid for The new library site , and with the remainder of the 1600,000 a good build ing couid be started and in the future mwe money could be asked from the taxpayer to complete; it.,: They might not give it for some year to come, but Mrs., Dunlway didn't get woman' uf frage the first time she tried.; How much better it would be to have an .un completed building on a good founda tion, on good lines and in a popular district, than' to have an equally fine building completed but in a section of the city not adapted to our needs, and from present: appearance art he-years fto by will bo less, because we can get the property for nothing. An uncom pleted building is not Much an eyesore. The Palace, hotel in San' Francisco Is not "f I nished at Ts will be some day. The Doe library at ; the University of California wa not completed some time iifi. thnuch it may he now.' Thcv fflirt pians ior tne Tuvuie ana puni wnai iney could now. ' Another suggestion. It seems to me thst a bulldinp 200 by 200 feet would bo large enough for our needs for a long; time to. come. This filze would eliminate buying more expensive ground and-, ahio would, tut into the cost of ; - COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF" ' ' SMALL CHANGE One no nooner hopes he ha- forgot ten for Rood those Mexican "rebel" than he read of more barbarUm , and murder. -,.. -. . Underpaid women and children are not only being robbed of ihoney. but of life lUelf, at leant of essential of a happy or comfortable life. v . ... V' . . f -::r:y: Boy of l, playlna with a revolver, rhot hi eister of nine. In lame locality boy accidentally aliot by another, died. There are almoet dally atorlea like theae. V ;';'; ft; ,. ' ' .,.;': v'"-':;:. ' -That the national organization of women Democrat had a row In their annua, convention urprieed nobody; they're Democrat, and had, officer to elect ... ; . , , ,' . . -ome lawyer neem unable to com prehend at all what in Intended and dentred by reform of judicial procedure. Tne preeent eystem probably ults them well enough. .. 4- , .-j: ..... 1 . k" "'"j" -''- 1 : .-i-;'.'-.' V: j-',1," '! ' Cue after onother the protected nfan ufa'turcr are telllnff why the tariff on their product fthould not be rotVicoi But Aldrichc arul I-'ayne are hot in control nowor won't be afur Aluich . ,(-' i-"'. .!,...'''' ' :. ' If the congressional committee con sidering the tariff would linten favor ably to all the arguments and plea of the protected manufacturer,1 .there would be no downward revision after i'Thoa Idaho Judges can find much stuff in newspaper these day, that may be of interest to thorn but perhaps they inever read the newspaptr-ex-cept when their "attention 1 called" to something. , ...i, - , ., r By Mark Sullivan in Collier. i To avoid any charge of over-emphaels let us call on Hon. Theodore E. Burton of Ohio. ; No man In public life I bet ter known forexact. thought, and none 1 more (pareful In statement.''.; Concern ing the subject which this page deal with, Senator Burton's word, uttered on the floor of the senate, were: f "Besides it enormous magnitude, this industry will become fundamental to many other industries which depend upon water power for their operation and ucces. The possibility of a con trol of the business of the country through the agency of water' power is more Imminent than any other form of control ever attempted in the history of human endeavor." " ?Thee are strong words: considering t hat they come from an elder senator, one who Is classed as decidedly conserv ative, they Justify ringing the flrebelk THe Zasua. y.;--' Senator-Burton was speaking of te efforts made by the large water power Interest's to get from the government of tho United State, whlch now own them, certain enormously, valuable water power sites. , Ana let us . u ,oe. per- Lfectly clear: neitner senator jjunon, nor Secretary . StimHon. nor Secretary Fisher, nor any of the others who a-re leading this fight on behalf of tbe peo ple want to keep , these water: power sites forever locked 1 up and useless. They' want them put to work, and just as early a possible: they want the work of development, to be dona by private they want that private capKal have an-adequate -reward, even-In cluding some apeculatlve reward for. the capital that 1 willing to take the ven ture. But what these men. ana tne friends of conservation generally, do in sist upon 1 Uii:' Thl sute.me.nt of what the conservation leaaera oeroana is made loosely; the leader differ some what among themselves a to detail and methods of control, which are not Important): .: :' - That the federal government, before giving a franchise, shall retain suffi cient .control to prevent the amalgama tion of all . these power sites Into one great monopoly. : ."':.;; ''v;;,v-'-' . That the government shall have the power, if necessary, ; to control the charges made to the public for Ught and pdwer from these site, and, finally. That the franchise shall terminate within a reasonable time and give op portunity for revaluation from time to time. '., 4- tr-.rvcr? , Bight WOW. , ' Thla -subject ia of pressing impor tance Just now, for this reason: Some month ago an effort wa madeunder the leadership of - some f - the - most powerful pemocraU In the senate and house, to give away several valuable altes to water power corporations. (Part of this effort wr' described in Collier' last week.) Bill were Introduced giv ing away without compensation site in Tenneattee, Montana. Illinois, Iowa, Ala bama and Missouri. ' aggregating , in value more than $40,000,000. But for President Taf t the effort would have been:-successfuLiAlhe Coosa dam bill passed both the senate and the. house. although there wa vigorous opposition in both chambers. It wa vetoed by President Taft, who said In the course of his message: 1 think . . , that t juet as Im provident to grant this permit without such a reservation e. a compensation to the government) a it-would be to throw away any other asset of the gov- ernmenL" i :;-,---'H'yi-"r: It Is now commonly understood that the power grabbers and their - friends will make an '- effort during tho re maining day of the present congress to pas these bills over President Taft' veto.'T'''"''' - lute Xlgnts. ' , The federal government spends- many millions in making a stream navigable. As an incident of this process water power of enormous value is developed. A good.; mny perfectly honest men n congress think it is entirely proper to give thl water power away to a pri vate corporation without ' compensation. That ia one manifestation of what state right means.. If any considerable num ber of Democrat turn out to hn stub born in their allegiance to thl century old doctrine, same very unfortunate thing are, pound to happen. . ; ,,, ,.,,,,. ;, , jrot All. The Democrats who are helping tne I effort to give valuable government property to private corporations without compensation have been credited with the assumption that their motive i the traditional state rights doctrine of their construction. In the years to "come when, we have outgrown our petticoats and have more; money; , then . We can have a museum, a coliseum, a natatorl um, . an auditorium and all the other "urn" in one of the big park bn tha eat : side, . where . we; have , pleaty of elbow room. A large building, to really look imposing, should have spacious ground. That is financially impossible at present, o why not content ourselves with a small building, but have it lo cated where It will be popular as long as it Is in use? . If there isn't money enough to ; put all the "um" in tha present audltoriumriet them sUy where they are at present housed. ; L, D. M. ;; Complains of ilgeons. 4 l tor of The Journal. -Many would like ' 1 ... i ,1. ... ' , '" M nM -,1 . a In this city that will afford relief from : i'iu" uuianito '" t surpassing tne ungusn sparrow. They stay everywhere except at homo and litter roofs and fill gutters with feath ers and filth, , causing . many to be tempted4 to. start a war of extermina tion. ANXIOUS SUFFEKKlC . i ' THIS CAN BE STOPPED ; . , OREGON SIDELIGHTS A new Presbyterian church was dedi cated at Aurora January 6. It cont a little leu than H0J, and is practically debt free. . . .. , , . ....' t , The annual report'of City Health Of ficer Dr. J. W. Huff Of Baker show that during 1912 there were 139 birth and 110 death. ; , - . . - i. Cottage Grove grange will hold an other agricultural fair thl fall. Plans are on foot to make it larger and more comprehensive than last year. ,,. ,': ''I'rilv,, !-'. :.;; ; ;r.V vw ': Independence Monitor: Pretty cold these mornings, but Just 'think f how the people in (he east and middle west are fecllnc and then what do. you say of temperate old Oregon? . ' ".. : - -..''v'"."- v .. ; Cottage Tarove' Sentinel: It - take a ppll, like, the recent frosty one to re mind easterners of what they used to have nlno months irt the year and make them stop their grumbling about the moisture that keeps the rose and straw berries In bloom in midwinter. , r 'u f-'&.i.''iyhpM'''y,hJi ''!? ''' 'f:.' 4-.':;" DaIIb Iteinfeer; A sentiment for hard paving in Dallas Is gradually permeat ing the mind of the property owner on our business streets, and the Itemlser would not be in the least surprised to see some actual work done in that lino ere another winter comes around. ,v , .- ; 1 4 ' : 1 5'-,'-'V McMlnnvllle New Reporter: Horse radish grow and also thrive on beaver dam soli and tho grower are receiving 7 cents a pound for the root. jThe sec tion hear Beavertpn, Or., is particular ly well" adapted to horseradiHh culture and this same, kind of ; aoll In thl county will net profits equally large.: party.' . Unhappily, thl la tot unlver. sally correct. The business of distin guishing between those Democrats who are living in the past and those too up-and-coming one who have alliance with big business will be difficult but necessary. -''m.. fyr, -a -Vi:: wt.: A nator In a Harry, "fyvv:; On July 29 Senator Bankhead of Ala bama Introduced a bill giving to the Alabama Power company authority to build a ,dam on the Coosa river. On August C, Just eight day later, tha bill was reported on the floor of the en ate. (Consider tho speed of that, all persons who have tried for year to get, for example, a law prohibiting the in. terstat shipment of liquor Into prohi bition communities.) r When Senator Burton of Ohio indicated his wish to make some remark on this bill,. Mr. Bankhead wa. veryiurgcn t ; . ' y-:, r l i r "l'his i a very Important matter to us. If It is not passed now the proba bilities are that we shall not be able to have it passed at this session. Let u try to." ;; . ,v; But Senatof Burton insisted, and on the following day, August T, .we find Mr. Bankhead pleading again: "I have no dlapositlon in' the, world to interfere with other business tf the senate, but I am exceedingly anxious to have tbe conldratioaef thl measure at an early tlme.',;t-;-.'ii.-,t..V"! f On August 18 Senator Bankhead wa again busy. , He -said: - ' "I desire to ask unanimous consent that on Friday, morning,; being tomor row; immediately ' af tea' the routine morning business, 'the senate will con sider -r-j-r the--- bill --to - authorise the building of a dam across , the Cootia river, Alabama." i i; : ' ':....',;..','.;,. : Finally, on August U, exactly, . 1 days after he bad introduced it. Senator Bankhead got the bill to a successful vote, As an illustration of just What can be done, this case should be remem bered by all those public-spirited per son who spend year urging, bill In the interests of the people. " ; . ' Tha ; rorest errs. ; -'Another effort that i; going to ;be made undrr cover of state rights W to take the forest reserves out of the hands of the national government and , give them to tho various state government. Of course this la very. different from tne water power situation, a to water power, the attempt is to tak a valuable property away from the nation'and give it directly to a private corporation. But those who are, urging the removal of the, forests from the possession of the nation have a shrewd idea that the arm of the state is neither as long nor a strong as the arm of the nation. The ultimate purpose' in both case is the same. ,- - - - - - - - Roosevelt foresaw It. ... Nearly five yeara ago, when Roose velt was still in tho White House, he foresaw the tendency about which fully half the nation has now waked up. On February 26, 1908, -in the course of an official public meesage,' he said; v. "Among these monopolies, as the re port of the commission point out, there is no other which threatens, or has ever threatened, -such intolerable - interfer ence with the dally life of the people a the consolidation of companies con trolling water . power, . . . These bill are intended to enable the corporation to take possession in perpetuity of na tional forest land for the' purpose of their business, where and a they please, wholly ; without compensation to the public; "let the effect or granting sucn privileges, taken together with right already acquired under state laws, would be to give away properties of enormous value. No right Involving water power should be granted to. any corporation in perpetuity, but only for a length of time sufficient to allow .tnem to con duct their business profitably." ' . , At the time Roosevelt . wrote " these words there was comparatively ; Httl nuWio sympathy with his views, or even understanding , of what ho wa driving at. In congress hi point of view was regarded aa laughable. Now public opinion has advanced, to a point where the last power grab bill wa carried only after a stiff fight and by a vote of 91 to MirT.-r:' ?:"r?:-j.;rz? How to Buy Better Things at Lowest Price Advertising enables you to buy better things for the price , you formerly paid for inferior quality, - ' 'Advertising enables a manufacturer or a merchant to sell the , best of everything at its lowest price, Through advertising h can sell to ten where without it he could sell to but one. - , ' '''!' . ' 'i. ' , ' ' Advertising enables you to purchase new and better things ' , to wear, home needs and' comforts everything at ita lowest , - - price.1 Advertising tells you what to buy, where to buy and how i to buy to best advantage. It is a powerful, factor n the successful development of busi- . ncss and a vital factor in the economical management of the home. ead ; THE JOURNAL'S advertisement closely and constantly every day and purchase everything1 you buy most ccuuwmivaiiy.. . (Copyright, 1912, by J. T. A; Program of Prcrc:3 Editorial In Oregon Dally Journal, Eun- uu-, juuunry jf. - . t . The Journal presents herewith eight , Important reforms which It commemla to the intelligence, of the legislator , who are to convene this week In blcn' nlal assembly: ' -...t'' ' 1 Reform , of legislative1 method and legislative procedure by minimiz ing the number of bills introduced and confining introduction to the first week of the esslon by making committee assignments a matter of merit Instead of a matter of barter anil by correction, of known and notorious evil to the end that public confidence In the legislature may be restored and tbe growing use of the initiative be minimized. , 2 -The passage of a good roads bill, framed in a eplrlt of 1 compromise by capable men, carrying uch provision , aa will commend it to general confU -dence, and providing the largest pus- si Dio encouragement . and : introducing the highest practicality Into the work of road construction ' ; ,' V - 3 'The enactment of Irrigation lcgl- ,, latlon In whlch there will be provision, V so far a the legislature ia able to ; further it, for giving the land td the actual settler at actual coat, and 'pro viding "to; the utmost extent for: the elimination of speculator and specula tion from the debauchment of Irrigation , In Oregon -. ' ; ':, r . );. - -oiaiutory reiorm or court procea-i ur ; for abolishment of th notoriousr' law -delays, for eliminating admitted frivolous motions, technicalities and ap peals, and for reducing the great public cost of litigation, all to the. end that It may be sanely , dono by those equipped for the purpose and not be madly1 done by. those incompetent to engage in such a reform. ;". :,"ys:.'---- .-; ')'."'.-; ' Enactment of therworkmeh'a corn pensatlon law framed by the state com mission named for the purpose, which la a measure"' for ending ambulance chavlng, for greatly" reducing the work of the courts, and the cost to the state of litigation, for saving the great sums sent out of the state In casualty Insur ance and for brftiging employs and em ployer Into close 1 and amicable rela tion respecting the personal damages for induatrlal accident. ' 6 The passage of an ample but not extravagant appropriation for properly representing Oregon at the Panama ex position at San Francisco in U IS, action made necessary by tbe fact that Oregon will never have opportunity to be close ly identified with another event of such world significance. 1 ,-; . 7 The enactment of a law to restrict the sate of the revolver and to regulate the carrying of concealed weapon, -by which a step will be taken in great reform that I to" become country-wide, and . through which crime of violence will be enormously lessened and humane. I me ne maae isr more oaie, .-, V 8 Tho " passage of greatly needed amendments to the 1 criminal code by repeal of provisions, put into effect for . a primitive time, and the substitution , of more effective measures, better suit, ed to the necessities and exlgenclea of a more congested population and a mort highly developed-age. k - - r, -' ' TUl 1 a program of progress. The Oregon legislature can render no high er service to the state than to carry it into effect ", V-, U!x -P rr There ar other measure to ba passed. There .are other. statutory . ohajig;ea,Jobft:jnade.iiutl .above Constitute a program of constructive legislation whose translation into, law will be a sufficient .reply to those, who condemn legislatures, and .will be full' warrant to the taxpayer for the great expense to which they must go In- pay ing the bills of the , biennial assembly, . .The . last , election ballot, in Oregon carried a total of. ii ?lnMjativ;and itrf erendum. measures. rThoy r were' 4 1 pro tests by tho electorate of Oregon against tho shortcomings of . past., legislatures in-Jthigi slate,'., i cvl They are 41 reasons why the coming assembly should proceed io carry out this program of progress as a mean of restoring public confidence la. the legislative body and lessening the use and abuse of the Initiative,- -- Pointed Pararapki No man' -credit is so bad that , he can't borrow trouble. , v " Angels may . be high fliers, - but, not every high flier is an angel. 4 Some men try to realise en their op portunities before they arrive. . .The man who never had a sweet heart does not know what he missed. I' r:i "i 'j .' 'y i', i.',;?.''1 The less brains a man' baa to Spare tho mors likely he la to loss hi head. An honest man aeldom blows hla own horn probably because he la too poor to own one. ... , . 1 . , ' The man who marries an ' anger in disguise is apt to find the disguise botty .. .,....., .:..;;. :y The efforts of women to make them eelvev beautiful are but vain attempts even when successful. We have often .wondered If some men don't get: married for the purpose of having some one to drive them to drlnki' The' first thing a woman does after moving into a house is to look' In all the closets to see if the .last tenants left any family 'Skeletons. e ! After a city "boarder has epent tha summer in tbe country he Is apt to be lieve that the original gold, brick fao- i tory i located out of. xown. ..."-,::..' ,, ',', v.. ;iv: , v' i ;. "'j' aaca , - . ; ... Fallon.).