looIsilYlH
ASSERTS WRITER '
OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1913.
MRS. TAFT AND MRS.V -
CLEVELAND DINED
Development of Waterfront Is
Retarded by Policy off Try
Ing to Steal Part of River,
It Is Said.
? ' J. B. Zelzlrr.
land, and- its economic development
- evolving tho present problem and con-
, tentlon between privaU and public
1 ' rights,- did understand; Shakespear's
' 8hyloclf.and?ii bond. ' In that drama
Shakespeare's! profound genius haa 'in
view t&s, civilisation ' old question of
statute ana natural law.,: What is their
relative importance? Y ' '
Nd one ha expressed it in, a better
formula than, that neglected hero o!
Portland's foufcdlng. Ball J. Kelly, when
,hs said, 'The purpose of government is
to enforce ampng men the laws of nat
ure." ,.:. . . .. :'
I . Of course, the metaphysical qulbbler,
will at once sny; "the laws of nature en
force themselves." But to humankind,
salutary, laws will always result in an
immense Bavlng of human effort and
suffering, and are indeed in themselves,
a wncn ii accord; with , natural laws, a
t constituent part thereof.
, Water, as a, mobile element, can only
satisfy the demands of man upon it, by
, Its complete publicize tion. This natural
. law has been Universally accepted.
Wature Gets Jtevengt.
In Portland, we find a school of
pseudo-publlclnts claiming otherwise,
and trying to steal from the state a
part of the Willamette river, a, public
property, title vested in the state as
trustee, by virtue of its sovereignty,
The pseudo-pu blicists will deny this by
stating that they only claim the bed
of the river, turne will tell you down
to harbor line,,, others all of it, under
statutory cranta. But as the bed Is a
necessary physical appurtenance to the
river, at flood times all of it. It neces
sarily follows ithat the river, can .not
be held as a public property in its en
tire usefulness "without all Its bed. By
the law of nature, it will revenve itself
tbpom any attempt to curtail its bed, by
? disastrous reprisals, .
: Those, who b si Sinister statutes claim
a part of the bod of the river, will find
that such' statute, even though it should
fool a complalsknt legislature, will not
hold against th s rlter Itself, which will
' take what it n eeds, just what the law
contemplates tdut the public shall take
. within, the limi Is of the natural bed of
the river at ord tnary full tide.
.this policy, the title is in the state, the
etae having pp (cer-to make grants sub
ject to the publ to right.
Attempt t o Restrict Bights.
Attempts tiavi) been made to restrict
these rights by strict construction of
defining terms, but the attempts are
futile, Slnccj in -common and constitu
tional law. the troad moaning is firmly
cstabllshedf !;
The Venetian courts forgot. ' when
they permitted i lhylock the terms of his
bond, that a loaniif money is made upon
such property security as the borrower
can furnish. It fci a commercial, not a
moral venture, aid when Antonio's se
curities failed, bj- natural law he was
a free, man. But Shylock claimed the
terms of his pon d, under a statute law;
The great lawyer, Portia, whose vis
ion of the always paramount natural
inwiytng-at the -bottom as a-foundation
o f all law, wa s W4pbscTnd"by tH" cW
webs of statute law, began to enounce
to Shylock the danger of depending on
these statute law r, Separated from their
natural context,' J i.
Would Confiscate Goods.
"Shylock," saldj she,: "will ..you heed
nothing but the fwrttten line In your
bond and in thia ! statute? Then know
that by the selfsame Inexorable and lit
eral narrow construction, the moment
you draw one Aropi of blood beyond your
stipulated pound of flesh, under the. Ve
netian law, your life and all your goods
are confiscate to tb e state of Venice."
The great light then fell upon Shy
locks eyes, that e.n so great an ele
ment as the combined power of air the
Shylocks can not, pass one little law
that may stand alone against. the body
of the law, and that with the mortgaged
pound of flesh mi tit be considered the
one free drop of bipod.. ,...- ...... ... ...
t Just so, Portland Shylocks have en-
ipnamea a greai irwe waterway, me o
inmbla, the naturaH commercial artery
of the state of Oregon, by artificial
economic and statutory evasions, they
! have gathered thei r 100 per cent, 60 per
cent, to per cent sinnual .toll, and then
delivered it over, throttled and bound,
to transcontinental;, railroads, and con-
nlved for personal advantages to deliver
their trade to the rrtllroad ports at Piget
pound and San Fra aeteco.
' ', Holding rata of Portland.
Whtlo holding the fate of Portland In
the hollow of thel r hand, they are ad
venturing the .extension of their pri
vate fortifhes in rivail cities, by build
ing up properties tnd trade there at
Portland's expense.! That Is why they
are willing to cho te up the- harbor or
Portland with deca 'nage and inefficient
docks, and tinimpro wed claims. "
Portland is loaded down with capital
seeking O tT 100 pr cent Investments,
and is being throttAed by the holdings
' of such capital, whebt what she needs is
a chance to Invite in. four to six per cent
,, capital capital of niodest demands, and
, men of modest mearjj to use it, and fur,
Irish the raw produce 'for it to handle.
'jt' The halcyon days j of, mining and ad-
rlculture and modest industry and com
merce is here. Hantimrg made good on
-almost limitless focgr per cent invest-
' mants and Portland . must free itself
rfrom the hands of ti.e 60 per cent cap
ltallsts. , i' '
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Mra; John Hays Hammond.
' (By toe Internttloual News SrrTlce.)
Waahington, Jan 21. Mrs. John
Mays Hammond was hostess at a very
pleasant dinner party aty her home
here. The guests of honor were Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, widow of the ex-
President, and her fiance, Professor
Preston, and Mrs. Taft, wife of the
president .
HEED FOR fME
Proposed Bill Would Give Re
:lief to Benton, Lane
: and Lincoln. v ,
Great Interest is evinced in the srO'
posed bill to get more judges and pros
cutors for the Second Judicial district,
according to J. F. Stewart, an attorney
of Toledo, who says that the paramount
need U more county attorneys and, if
more judges are not provided, a multl
plication of the present number of terms
of Tourt,
Mr. Stewart, who is In Portland on
ousiness, will proceed to Salem to in
terview Senator Hollta, of Forest Grove,
and Representative T. M. Brink, of Folk
county, in connection with a new bill.
which it is said has been framed to re
place one vetoed at the last session by
Governor West, the' objectionable feat
ures of the old bill being eliminated.
The Second Judicial district is com
posed of Cooa and Curry, Douglas and
Lane, Benton and Lincoln counties,
There are a judge and prosecuting at
torney for Coos and Curry, one each, for
Douglas, 'while the remainder of the
districts, composed of Lane, Benton and
Lincoln i counties, has but one ludee
and one prosecutor to serve for all.
. "The greatest need," said Mr. Stewart,
"Is for a countv ttrrnv fnr noh
county and a great relief would be four
terms or court a year instead of two
as at the present time.
At the present time. Judge Harris.
of Eugene, and B. It, Bryson,: of the
same place, serve Lane, Benton and Lin.
coin counties in the capacity of jud&o
and prosecutor,, which makes too heavy
a district, so t;hat we. would Ilka to
see Benton and Lincoln consolidated into
another district with appropriations for
the proper Judicial officers. With the
growth of Eugene and its probable fu
ture growth is seems to us of the other
counties that the increasing work is be
coming too heavy for the large amount
of territory." ,
Mr. Stewart said' the Lana countv
business is heavy enough for one Judge
and the courts are now bo remote that
the people are often handicapped in lit
igations as the trip to Eugene and back
is too expensive. If there is a case to
come before the Judge in Chambers it is.
DIRECTOR OF GREAT V
MONEY INVESTIGATION
1
United Statea Representative Arsene
Pujo, chairman of the money in
vestigating committee, which is
Investigating into the charges that
- an alleged money trust controls
the financial markets of this coun-
- try.
necessary to travel 125 miles front To
ledo to present it. -He says also that
the ends of Justice are often defeated
as with only two terms of court a year,
criminal cases are frequently so well
worked up by the time they come- to trial
that it Is impossible to convict.
A. E. Clark In 1 his minority report
recommended both, a judge and county
attoreuy for this district. .
The Texas owner of a large dairy
herd believes be is the only man in the
United States who cultivates the prickly
pear, raising a 600-acre field of it an
nually and feeding his stock the pods
after removing the thorns.
GOVERNOR
OF
NEVADA
101
N
AMOK
(United - Tres Leimd WIre.l ;
Carson City, Ncv., Jan. 21. Down
with Reno's divorce colony and finish
prize fights. ' '
This was the stand taken by Governor
Oddle in his annual message to the
Nevada legislature, which convened to
day. The governor urged passage of
me measure,-wmcn provides mat tne
residence clause In the divorce law be
changed from six months to, one year.
Tlur Washoe county delegation, which
includes Reno, was hit hard by the gov
ernor's recommendation. - They had high'
hopes of defeating new divorce legis
lation if the governor kept- out of the
fight..- I ....
..AlthouglLXsoyada. Jias t ecenlhe scene
of no big pugilistic contest since the
Johnson-Jeffries fight at Reno, July 4,
191tf, Governor Oddie wants the law
permitting finish contests repealed.
THESE RAINS AND STORMS
CERTAINLY MAKE A WATERPROOF COAT A POPULAR ONE.
COMB AXI 8EB OUB WIKDOW DISPLAY OF MEN'S, WOKE ITS
AVD OHZLSSES'S COATS mat we have divided Into three lots for
Wednesdays Thursday. Friday and Saturday's SELUN0. You owe U
to yourself to come and get one, as nhwhero will you find such de
pendable selections of double service, all-weather
RAINCOATS
Including English Gaberdines, English Slip-ons. Scotch Tweeds and
Cheviot Coats.
1000 MEW'S. LADIES' AJLL-WXATHEB BAI2TCOATS divided into
.mree oig tots as follows, for our annual January Clearance:
?
i Cheer Up!
You won't be jwthered by the
, - blues if you keepj your liver active,
' your bowels rejilar, and ' your
stomach in good tone by timely
use of the timfrtealed, beneficent,-
and always effective family remedy
COLLEGE SOCIALISTS WILL
HEAR ITALIAN LEADERS
(United Trem Leaied Wire.)
New York, Jan. 21.- Joseph Ettor and
Arturo Glovannlttl, the acquitted Law
rence strike leaders, were the central
figures at a Socialist mass meeting here
in Carnegie hall under the auspices of
the Intercollegiate Socialist society.
J. G. Phelps Stokes, president of the
society, presided. Other speakers were
Max. Hayes, editor of the Cleve
land Citlsen, and Frank Bohra, Socialist
lecturer and author.
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes read se
lections from "The Walker" and other
poems written by Glovannlttl while he
was in the Salem Jail.
Things to Remember
Shlpherd's Mot Springs open all year.
House physician in attendance at all
times. Competent attendants and mas
seurs for both women and men. House
steam heated and excellent table. A
positive cure ' for rheumatism, stom
ach and kidney troubles, and eczema. El
L. Shipherd. Mgr.. Carson, Wash.
Blaea 16 to 46.
$30 to 630 Eng
lish Oaberdlneil
Bilp-ons
lis to $35 Eng.
llsh Slip-ons and
All Weather Coats
at
US 1-2.45
S9.85
$30 to 635 Sne
llen, Gaberdines
and Bootoh
$14.75
EXTRA SPECIAL!
A nifty Taa Snbber Bllp-on for
men and women; quaatlty limited.
This $5.00 Coat spe- (r m m
claily priced at $i, ID
outns coats.
Size 16 to 48.
$30 to Q35 Orerooats, Vng-
i i s n Bilp-ons, i
Cheviots and!
English Gaber
dines
(30-935
Tweeds,
Scotch
Over
coats, , English
uanerames
S 1 2.45
$16.65
$35 to $30 Eng
lish Gaberdines
English S Up.
ous, Overcoats
$14.75
EXTRA SPECIAL!
radios' and Men's All-Weather,
English Bllp-ons and Superb Mo
hair coats lor uraies, 57 cn
for
$15 and $18 garments at
HVXinrAT. tins mm TTmwT.tl Tm.TTR
J.OU UiriS" HTOrm Cat)!. With atnrm tinnAa
E2' s. . . lonn BU capes, with hoods
JR1.65
.45
13.75 Boys'- BlMk RubbiF Coiti m-1meVlii-r.nT.-rri'.T!.f .flS-
85o Mats to match.. .60 Boys' and Girls Sou'westers.35S
AXTESATIOKS TVXB OF CHABGE TO riT ETEBT BUTTEB
343
Washington St.
1 door West Tth.
tMNCOCTty COMPANY laoogW"tj
The "man who spends all he earns is but a slave,
for his work brings him nothing but a living.
Work is a pleasure to the man who saves, for by
it he gains independence. ' ,
A Savings Account is. the beginning
of independence. . Open one at the
SECURITY SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY
7 " Fifth and Morrison Streets J
Capital and Surplus - $1,400,00
A Portland Man Tells It
Backache makes life a bur
den. " Headaches, dizzy spells
and distressing urinary disor
ders are a constant trial.. Jake
warning! Suspect kidney trou
ble. Look about for a good
kidney remedy. ;'
Take a Portland man's word
for it. Learn from one .who
Has found relief from the same
suffering.,, - -
Get Doaii's Kidney Pills
the same that , Mr. 1 Walling
had. 1 1
:. Portland testimony is good
proof. It's local and 'can be
verified. 4 ,
PORTLAND PROOF
lesttmony of a Hesident of
Green Aihrnue V
All Mail Order Promptly and Carefully Filled the Same Dfcy as Received 1
Packages Prepaid to All Points Where the Charges Do Nt Exceed 5 cf tha Tr: !
PriceExpress, Packages Amounting to $5 or Ovfcr PrerAid Within One HundreJ I . '
I the I yyj! I TllE
m?nstJ mmMcmk
8 miPiM
J. C. Wallmy, 1 73 Green
Ave., Portland Or.,' savs:
"For years I haxi more or less
trouble from ray kidneys, the
worst, symptom bemsr reten
tion of the kidney secretions
and painful passages. I was
w caused much worry and an-
noyance, ana although I tried
various remedies. I rot- little
benefit until I took Doah's
Kidnev Pills. ' I consider it
"Lverg Picture Jells a otorg privilege toirecommend them."
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Sold bf.ta CcalcWaJjbni foa&MSxm Cojtat)&;jtoQ
mvl
ADJMIT A.L ,
Only a few more days before stock-taking, and all lines must be reduced to the lowest
possible, limit ; Be sure that you take adtrmtage! The determination to start our new
business year on February 1 with fresh, Jean stocks in every department has urged us
to make a vigorous slaughter of prices-y-jo mercy to the original and present' worth of
.the goods has been shown. Everythin g marked at a reduced price. Buy now and save.
Knit Underwear i Undeppriced
v Clearance Sale reductions on al( lines of Women's and Children's Knit Underwear.
All well-known makes now offerer! at prices that are sure to interest thrifty shoppers.
WOMEN'S HEAVY FLEECED VESTS AND PANTS
HIC-NECK, LONG-SLEEVE VESTS ANKLE 1 fin
LEIiGTH PANTS ALL SIZES 35c VALUES 1 VC
Op.t of our leading lines of Women's Heavy Fleeced Cot
ton Vests and Pants. Neatly finished, well-fitting gar
ments in both white and cream and in all sizes. The vests
come in high-neck, long-sleeve slyles, and the ; fn
U pants in ankle length.4 Best 35c grade for i 7 W
"WOMEN'S UNION 5UITSREG: 65c GRADES
SPECIALLY PRICED FOR THE CLEARANCE
An unusually fine line of Women's Well-Fleeced Cotton
Union Suits of seasonable weight. All sizes, in cream
cclor. They come in high-neck, long-sleeve styles, in
ankle length, and are splendid values at 65c &
suit. Clearance price ,..0v
WOOL-PLAITED VESTS, OUR BEST CE AT LOW FIGURE, ONLY
CIALLY PRICED FOR THE CLEARAN REGULAR 75c VALUES, SPE-
These are. good, Varm, well-fitting Woolr plaited Vests. Shown in high-neck, long-
1 Ui..1r 11 - e.' . j " TM - 1 1 1 t n
mccvc siyica dn-j in an bizes irom to u. iiicv tonic in erav tuior. ai-
1-1 1 n. i " i- . - j - . ii, . . . : i
ways buiu at eacn. rncea ror me Clearance at oniy
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39c
48c
4c
You may well judge the offerings by these values you may economize now by
atotiripatfrig your needs. ' v
O Instead of $1.00 for Wright's
Otl'v Sanitary Wool Fleeced Shirts
and Drawers in all sizes.
Instead of 75c for-Mfin'sEngi-UrOv
neer Shirts. They come ill dark
indigo blue, with two separate starched
collars to match.
I t Chambray Shirts, with, soft button-down
collar, all sizes. '
(Zfi Instead of 75c for. Men's Black
UuL Sateen Shirts with soft button
down collar and reinforced shoulders.
All 50c Work Shirts for men, this sale 45c
Women's
and Misses'
Coats
REG. VALS. TO CJ A A A
$19.50 CSALEtjy.yU
REG. VALS. TO t?7 A A
$16.50 ON SALE tp I sJ
Again have we gone through
our line of Women's and
Misses' Goats, and for tomor
row we have two special lots
to offer "you. Handsome,
stylish, well-made and-finely
finished models of excellent
quality materials. Come early
for best choice. Your size is
sure to be here.
pfA Extraordinary Special
wv-uww- u
Waists
EXCELLENT QUAUTY SILK,
CREPE DE CHINE AND VOILE,
IN STYLISH NEW MODELS
ALL SIZES, 34 TO 44 BEST
VALUES TO $7.50 Q 2 1 O
FOR WEDNESDAY $oAy
Our' New York buyer was. very
fortunate in securing about -1 8
dozen Women's Waists at a reduc
tion, and these we are offering you
atJanuaryaearance.7niey are
of good quality silk, crepe de chine
and voile, and come in stylish new
models. They are shown in good
colors and come in sizes 34 to 44.
Regular . values up to (IJ 1 A
$ 7.50 for tomorrow ...50 I y
Everything in Domestic
Goods Reduced
- As our space is limited, we mention but a few of the
hundreds of underpriced offerings that abound throughout
our popular Domestic Section. Prudent housekeepers will
not fail to economize by purchasing liberally at this sale
of household netids. '
27-iri. Ginghams, Our A-
12l2c Grade at, Yard yC
About 2500 yards of Stand
ard Quality Dress ' Ging
hams full 27 inches wide.'
They comef in a large vari
ety of neat stripes and plaids
in wanted colors. Our best
WAc grade on sale
on sale at . . .. .. . j at, yard .;. . . ......
lgc OutingFlanneIll2c Yard A great lot of mill ends
of Outing Flannels,; shown; in 'a splendid assortment of
blue and whitestriped styles, V Come1 full 36 inches wide.?
$1.75 Bedspreads $ l.4o-Good heavy. Full-Size ; White
Bedspreads, shown Ea neat patterns. ' The kind always
sold at $1.75 now omsale at $1.4&V
size for double beds. I hey come 76x90 inches.;
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36-inch Percales, 15c A,
Grade Priced at, Yard
Over 3000 yards Standard
Percales, full 36 ins. wide.
Shown in a full assortment
of patterns, dqts, figures,
stripes and bofdercd styles
in both light and dark col
ors. , Best 1 5c grade (in
9c
S ho e
Sale
WomenV$3 C7 AO
Shoes, a Pair tPii.O
A special, line of ; Wom
en's Shoes of patent and
vici kid, in button and
blucher styles. Enapy,
up-to-the-minute patterns
that sell regularly at $3
a pair. : Spe- (jj J O
cial at-,V. ;;.tDaWvU
$3.50 Worn- O OA
en's Shoes at vLiO s
Women's Fine Shoes of
extra good quality patent
and vici kid, shown in
button and blucher styles ;
also a line of gunmetnl.
All sizes. .-'Regular 'MJ.n
vaTu csoiT sale ( ' ' r
at .
f u!i eVerywaere U la hoxi 10c, 2S.
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