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ALBEE'S MAIN TERlt
WHY does the Orefconlan say
The Journal has made an
attack on Mr. Albee? . :
, Does' the Orcgonlan think
It Is helping , the candidacy lof Mr.
Albee by attempting to convince the
public that The Journaris attack
ing Mr. Albee.
Since The Journal could certainly J 8towe(1
wllliout such InmuT.tlon Ih a mire well tin rvi r. Tim im'wcch 1.4 do- two vuoilii Fronrh hocl.i, one Hia-
wny to no Kougcd. 1 ho fact that smbert In (ho Coiner a artlcio, and. man a boot, a Ufobont'a namo ulato,
mo owiht WHnta to Bell It without consisted or months of rent and 'and one .unopened can of tomatoes
auch Inspection la a sure sign that a quiot In tho open air of a sleeping i Why It did not aluo swallow a can
swindle Is on. porch. There was a diet of fresh 'opener la a Question that lit un-
tine present trouble in Oregon la eggs ana milk along with other
that there has been too much land foods, and there was a long wait
Inflation and too many sales on through the slowly dragging days
stuffed values. We have been trav- for the cure to como.
eling too fast. Wo have been dis- It was a long and a tedious pro
counting the future. Wo have Jug- gram, but after a period of months.
PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN DRIEF
EJ1ALL CUANUIS
gled with time.
We have reached a reckoning.
TWO FITS
A
VWTUE of the netf charter, Is
that It bas brought some
splendid men Into the field
for commissioner. One. of
these Is C. A. Blgelow, .
He, Is worthy of any voter's con
fidence, Ills la a case of the busi
ness man offering to enter the pub
lic service. It la a refreshing change
from the cheap politician who is so
often the ony kind of candidate
afield.. .
tno treatment ended and a perma
nent-cure Is announced. It Is a
story of hope and promise to con-
isumptives. who can read In the viv
idly -told narrative the ;story of
safety for themselves.
Mr. Lathrop has many friends In
Oregon who rejoice that he Is again
back to life.
doubtedfy puzzling the scientists I
who explored Us Interior.
Pn, cnnot Judge accurately of a can
u.u.i.a tunes py tils picture.
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Over 000" acres of cantaloupes Lmb.
... -I it - ... ..... . " -w-.-.o.
i iiyeiung m ma imperial vaney,
w. n. bishop
t:
Influence a few votes against Mr.
Albee if It should fight him, why Is
the Oregonian trying to line The
Journal up in opposition to Mr. Al
, bee and tht against The Journal
. ' own will? ' ' .
Is the Oregonian openly for Albee
and secretly "Putting the knife1
untier Albee's fifth rib?
It Is not The Journal but the, Or
egonlan that is harming Mr. Albee.
The fearful strategy of the Or-
egonlan's campaign for Mr. Albee
Is almost enough to bring an Albee
Waterloo. The repeated attacks by
the Oregonian on Kellaher are an
Inexcusable political blunder from
Albee's standpoint. Kellaher "and
Rushlight, draw strength largely
from the same sources. Every vote,
- If any, the Oregonian dislodges from
Kellaher goes straight to Rushlight
and helps to beat Albee.
The main-peril of Albee's candi
dacy Is the OregonJan's support.
WHAT IS COXTEJIPT?
I HE Illinois house of representa
tives construes as contempt of
that august body published
5 statements to the effect It is
- capable of "the most brazen, shame
less and anarchistic proceeding that
HERE will be silence when an
other name Is reached at the
roll call on the pioneers next
month. ' ' - ..
For the last time, W. R Bishop
Mr. Blgelow served one term in has Joined In their annual reunion
the legislature. He made at Salem with the-men and women who saved
perfectly clean record.. His vote and made Oregon. Ills death yes-
was Invariably on the side of, Justice terday rang down the curtain on a
and progress. i , career of 63 'years In this state.'
It is not often that material sol Oregon knew no better man. The
excellent Is offered for public place. Pioneers had In their ranks no, truer,
First, second or third choice votes Sutler colleague. . ;
thrpwn to him will be worthily be- It was the spirit of such men that
He will be'a leading candl- saved Oregon from the wilderness
California. The output is estimated
at CO, 000, 000 melons, sufficient to
fill 3000 refrigerator cars. But
with all this abundance, these canta
loupes will make a dent in the pock-
etbook of the consumer, when they
come a-loplng up this way.
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In a few years Portland will be
a city of a half million people. By
that time the frenzied motorcyclist
will have the humble pedestrian
looking for a soft place to alight
when he Jumps off the earth. Even
now a precarious existence is only
preserved by artful dodging.
, its Men great roee wather lately,
f" V." . '!" tor mora ueoful If lea
oeauuiui tniiifa.
Notwlthatandlnf the koen, IntorMt
inn on, u ia sare to predict that ths Oleo-
liuii win -pa,n oir juietiy."
Now spuda can b sold for two bit a
cn or ao, pernap some men aro sorry
ion oi mom away.
" ,
Of old realdenters of Oregon, titer la
probably a greater proportion of old
peopla than anywher elne on earth,
-
NO douht whan all la Ann tl.. ol
law will need a lot of fixing, but Its
framers must make an and soma time.
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The man who has muoh land and over
value It to Immigrant homeseekers la
no true friend of Oregon, or the country
In which he lives. .
".,
When the supreme court divides three
T? acl"lr" cse. it may be ev
date. . and reared it into a splendid com'
The candidacy of W. L. Brewster mon wealth. . .Their Uvea were his-
for commissioner Is eminently ' fit tory In the making, and the Impress
He is-a strong man of high char- of their Uvea .on institutions and
acter. It is a matter of congratu- citizenry Is a rich legacy to the
latlon that such a. man offers him- social body of the state.
self for the public service. As preacher, as educator, as leg
He is a director of the Associated isiator, as citizen and in every other
Charities. . He Is a member of the Path in which be walked, W. R
text book commission. He is a mem- Bishop. squared his acts with a Just
ber of the library- board. To his man's conscience. He tolled and
unremitting and -aggressive efforts spun with truth for his guide, and'
is due the fact that the Portland li- from such a standard made a nam
that Is a splendid legacy to all who
bear It
John D. Rockefeller's personal
property as returned this year by
the assessor of Cleveland 'Heights cubl for layman to agree with the
is vaiuea at omy iZ85, as against
uncle Bam speaks-venr friendly to
his addreaa
be aulet and
OKLGOX SIDELIGHTS
Crenwell
the new
bout completed.
ronl ara arlrnmelv tirond
of the new ifot jjurk, work on which 1
9 rr
chlltlren of Uend ha ben announoed for
the summer. C'hllitfen of more practical
mtturea may rai . vegetable If they
like.
After occupying the i pulpit of the
Second Baptlet church at llaker for the
paat five year, Rev. C. H. ICyman ha
realgned and will taka ud a theological
courae In an eaatern aemlnary.
The Burns Commercial club has been
reorganized for active work in connec
tion with pronpeotiv railroad and
other . development aaenclea. Jame J
DoneKan la prealdent, Ben Brown vice
premdent, John K. Ixwgan secretary
ana ueorge ry ireanurer,
At a birthday cartr at Lakevlew last
weeit in nonor or Air, jfriaoiua Miner,
87 year of age, the gUeat bealdea the
WHAT TWEfJTY YEARS OF
- PEACE WOULD DO
honor guest wre: Mr.. Taylor, S3: Air.
Beat, S3; Mr. Wljorton, So; Mr. Foater,
mii i Mrs i a a a n ha wm it '-nna
mill.! 1t mr....11 171 XMmM XTt.K
iiiiiirit lit nu. Mm. iunQii ia vuasja ivu'
ol. 78j Mr. Waltor. 71.
Lafayette Visitor: We should have
announced In the lat lue that kw
were now sailing through the mall a
tecond ' ciaa matter, having aecurea
our entry In a little over three week
from date of application. How Is that
for unwinding poatorflce tap7
Not content with buying a steam road
roner ana m traction engine lor roaa
work. Linn county now ha a "sacrl-
fleer,'' which: as described by the
Brownsville Time, 1 an Implement
ued In scraping off the high place In
the roadway, after which they are
graded in the customary style.
Raymond Uenrlchs of Moro. I rears
old, .has been demonstrating what can
be don on a city lot , The Observer
tells how from an area 18x80 feet he
ha aold thl season S19 worth of rad
ishes, onion and lettuce. A the differ
ent crops have matured, he ha prepared
the ground for reseedlng and ha thor
oughly applied the principles ol inten
sive farming. .
im vmutiu ai omj eizoo, as against e e
$7190 last year. Perchance John D. mK!!0?,4"? fpeak8, T,7'
and tlvat asselor may have, a "gen- wlrSnfrthX ItV'A
tleman's agreement" 1 good.
' The -Balkan states are preparing
to open their "oysters, but are apt
to find an empty shell. As well go
to the Sahara for Manhattan cock-
Some day the publlo will be able to
fet needed real estate without paying
rom flv to ten times Us assessed
valuation. -
Several have withdrawn from the
commlsslonerahlp contest a good ex-
tails as to prospect the vanquished ample for many others to follow. There
an bankrupt Turk for two billion J7"
francs. ' '' " -'
Letters From the People
brary is a free puBUo library. '
The entrance of such men Into
politics Is encouraging. It is the
absence of such men that has
brought municipal government Into
such notorious disrepute. Mr. Brew
ster merits the hearty support of all
citizens, and is certain to be a lead
ing candidate.
MAKE YOUIt VOTES COUNT...
T
HOME CREDIT SCHOOLS
W
HE JOURNAL prints on an.
other page some Jirst Primer
Lessons for Voters.
If voting is worth the trouble
of going to the polls election day.
It should be worth the trouble of
putting 12 additional marks on the
ASHINGTON county educat- ballot when you get there. That is
ors should Investigate Polk
county methpds. The HJlls-
boro Independent says
Washington . county cannot point
with pride to the result of the re
cent eighth grade examination."
Both the number of pupils who to
tally failed and the number who
lslature." . The house proppses to e ,Td,t,on ,MC55d Tth tot1 Port,ad
all the preferential system is ask'
ing of you 12 additional lead pen
cil marks. It is not a tax upon your
intelligence; neither is it a test of
your intelligence, for If you fall to
understand the method, you may be
Intelligent, but indolent.
You cannot afford to be indolent
Is entering upon a new
(Ctommnnleation seat to The Journal for
publication la tbls dtpartmtnt should be writ-
ian im on 17 eas side or the piper, should Dot
exceed 800 words ta Itng ttr and mast be se- j
eompiDjed by the asms and addraaa of the
auur. 11 mo writer does not desire to ha?e
10m Bsme puDusnea. Be should so state.) ,
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"There ara stools In the store, but
the girl are not allowed to alt on
them," a ffi.28-a-week Bt Louis depart
ment store employe testified. I not
uch nominal compliance, with the law
and actual violation of it a really worse
crime than some of those for which men
are serving term In penitentiaries T.
JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES
By Herbert Corey.
Vessel I
Lin Officer 1.701
Warrant Officers - ,97
Seamen .47,469
Marines .9,864
, punish officers -of the Chicago Fed
eratlon of Labor for. issuing such a
. statement. - ' --
The statement quoted and other
' strictures on the lawmakers were
made last week when the house
. killed a referendum and initiative
resolution. , The charge was made
that the fight to defeat the resolu
tion was personally conducted by
"Boss" Lorlmer, who recently an
nounced his candidacy for a seat In
the United States senate, from
which body tie was expelled quite re
cently. ;
wnlie the general publlo may
have little Interest in officers of the
Chicago Federation of Labor, it has
some interest in contempt proceed
ings instituted by Illinois legisla-
" tures. If a man commands honor,
- he is honored, and If he commands
contempt, he usually gets it. Legls
latures are bodies of men, and they
'usually get what they command. It
J Is coming to be generally doubted
whether man-made law can change
natural laws to any appreciable ex
tent. ' Even judges are beginning to
have their doubts.
injured legislative feelings in H
Unols mark another advance toward
decency and common Justice. The
' initiative and referendum resolution
was killed . by precipitating a fight
on whether a measure to win must
secure a majority of all votes cast
at the election or a majority cast on
the proposition at issue. . The fight
was precipitated so that legislators
can go back to constituents with the
'claim that they were right on the
general principle and would have
voted for the right sort of bill.
Such tkctlcs are as old as partisan
. politics. The fact Is, tnisrepresenta
. Uvea are coming to be very much
alarmed about the people's growing
' interest In public affairs. Misrepre
sentation Is always opposed to giv
ing publlo conscience a chance to
,: express itself, -
' "There " is1" grave doubt whether
.there can be punishable contempt of
1 a legislature. ,
mine. So make;youT ballot count
for all it is worth.
of those successful. The Independ-lera. Honest votes are not honest
ent asks whether questions prepared
by the state superintendent are be
yond eighth grade pupils.
A news item from Suver In Sun
day's Journal tells of Polk county's
"home credit" system and the suc
cess It has achieved. Home duties
are made part of the pupil's educa
tidn by giving the pupil credit at
school for whatever he does at
home. It's a fine idea, and it is
working well, both at home and in
school.
A year's trial of home credit work
has raised the average attendance In
one school from 95 to 98 per cent
and has reduced tardiness from 69
to 18 cases. A child who walks
more than a mll8 and a half to
school gets credit for the extra dis
tance. The boy who. milks a cow
at home and the girl who helps
with the housework gets Credits at
school. i
The home credit plan Bhould
spread to all schools. It may be the
very best sort of vocational Instruc
tion. It will stimulate boys and
girls at home and in school. It
will bring parents in closer touch
with the schools.
Schools and homes exist for each
other; they should . work together.
if they are indolent Full use of
all the choices is as imperative as
the ballot itself. Vice, graft, spec
lal Interests and corrupt men are
never indolent -They are not In
dolent in Portland today. They will
use- preferential voting. They hope
you win not use it
V It is not Within the realm Of ! single negative rote. For the benefit of
human possibilities that the four th08e who may not know whafth flnd
commlBsioners will be elected by' ln,?8 nd "commendation of this eom-
flrn tintra .1... 0 . , imueo were, 1 win say in Drier ma'
and third choice votes will deter-
State Grange and Referendum.
pArtlan Vaw Si nn . v. . vjt,.. . s
. - : . . . . . ireaanugnui
i. ue journal An eaitonai in The Jour- Battleship
nai on May 20 leads m to ask the prlv- Armorea uruiaers
leg of correcting th. impr.s.ion that ToW'iW..:......-
v - iu til sviiua luin or nuuintnnaa
the state grange on the Question of the Coast Defense and Other
referendum of th 1175.000 building an-
proprlatlon for th University of Ore
gon. ,
Two resolution were Introduced at
the state grange In session at Albany
last weekone, from Dougla county.
condemning the referendum: another.
i rom xamnm county. Justifying It
two resolution went to the committee
on education. Thl committee waa di
vided la sentiment as to the best action
for th state grange. Three recom
mended indorsing the 'reaolution from
Dougla county; one brought in a mi
nority report favoring the reaolution
rrom Tamhin county.
Inasmuch a each had the good of the
order at heart, and it depended upon the
viewpoint- tf the different granges, if
was voted to table the matter, in the in
terest of harmony. In order that the
state grange might not be misunder
stood in it attitude toward the atate
Institution of higher learning. C. D.
Hoffman of Union county introduced
the following resolution:
"That the state grange reaffirm Us
action taken on year ago upon th re
commendation of the committee of In
vestigation on higher. Institutions of
learning." , , .
Thl resolution was adopted without a
nlted -
Bute Japan
s I
14 13
11 13
4i es
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ti It
TIME TO THINK
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JAILS FOR LAWMAKERS
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ANOTHER VICTIM
ANOTHER complaint is made to
The 'Journal by a victim of
those who sell town lots and
i suburban property by means
'of maps and glittering prospectuses.
He bought without inspecting the
property. r He thought It elose in
Portland lots. It turns out to be
miles away from the business dis-
"fiet, unimproved rn any way, and
i the value to be about one-tenth the
i price he paid for it,
, . It is the old scheme of inflation,
a gilded bait and a foolish sucker.
If is the gold brick la another form.
It is highway robbery under respect
able auspices, ft is & game in which
i toe gambling Duyer Hasn't a chance
in a million to win.
o .viiiuvi tuay . bib VUUlullllcU
by inflating land values and finding
a lamb to shear are limitless. The
shorn lambs of Wall Street gambling,
or tne paper.
Eight months ago,' he was suddenly
stricken with tuberculosis. nn4
aja.cw,JBn&er
great army of swindled victims of
land sharks. . . -V .- ;
No man should buy a ' town lot
i-r,Ml h hfla.lafpected. lt.
RIBERYof legislatures may be
come an unpopular pastime If
a few more Juries like the
New York Jury that convicted
state Senator Stilwell can be lnv
paneled. Stilwell was , found guilty
or soliciting a. J3500 bribe for re
porting a bill out of his committee.
The verdict should have a whole
some effect in. New York Just at
this time, with Tammany and Re
publican bosses Joining hands to
fight the state wide primary pro
posal. Governor Sulzer demanded
StilwelPs resignation from, the sen
ate when the bribery charge was
madeTbut Stilwell put his guilt or
innocence up to the senate, and he
was .exonerated. Senators, It ap
pears, nave a somewhat different
notion about bribery than have
grand and petit Juries.
The verdict .should strengthen the
isause of election reform in New
York. It is a good thing to put a
bribe taker in Jail once in a while.
ana u bis going there will assist in
putting Tammany and the corrupt
Kepuoncan machine out of business
senator suiwejj. may be classed in
history as .an unintentional, patriot
"B
BACK TO LIFE
ACK TO LIFE," is the sub
Ject of a story of how he
has been cured of tuberculo
sis, as told in Collier's by
jonn is. Latnrop, formerly pf port.
una. . j..,
Mr. Lathrop Is remembered i hr
Journal readers as former "Washing--
ton correspondent
rhages.
ilis cure was .effected Saranac
Lake, in the Adirondack monntarn-
To buy and Mr. Lathrop is now Bound and
NE of the mysteries of civili
zation, is the mounting rate of
taxation. What we pay for
being governed is expanding at
an alarming ratio, and nobody
seems to know how to put on the
brakes. . v
Slajce the beginning the federal
government has collected more than
$24,000,000,000 from the people of
tne united states. But the tax rate
Is now Increasing so rapidly that
another $24,000,000,000 is likely to
be collected within another 20 years.
In only 16 years, our expenditures
for the war department alone have
doubled and for the navy- hava in
creased' more than 400 per cent
Our taxation has so risen that the
total of all forms "of taxes, federal,
state and local, now eats up one
tenth of the national income. It
means that one family in 10 is now
supported by governmental expen
diture directly, and probably three
times as many indirectly.
In Portland, for instance, the di
rect expenses of city government in
1912 were nearly $3,000,000 and the
total expenditures mora than $12,-
009,000. It is a circumstance to
cause men to wonder if It is not
time for the citizen to begin to pay
more attention to the tremendous
issue of how public business is con
ducted. ; '
Is R not. time for the citizen to
wonder, what is going on at city
halls, state houses and national cap
itals to cause this appalling Increase
In what it costs us to be governed?
Is It . not time for the, business
and professional man, the banker,
the manufacturer and the other
units in the social body to begin to
thjnk as much about the election of
public officials as th'ey think about
hiring a man to mow their lawtos or
spade their gardens?
the main body of the report xovered the
Investigation In regard to the two in
stitutions; also th finding of the com
mittee on the experience of other statea,
This Is frankly a tatlstfcal story.
But It ought to do Its part toward
The cheering up those unfortunates who suf
fer a vlbratlle chill every time they
read an editorial from Toklo. It Is Juat
a comparison a common, vulgar, boast
ful eomoarlaon of the wealth of tne
United Statea with that of Japan. And
it is worth remembering that many
bookmaker have become very rich
throua-h consistently betting that the
battle will be to the strong, and that the
fastest horse will win the race.
Japan ia hard up nationally. The
Individual, home-keeping, brown Japan
ese, taken In mass, Is kept pretty busy
trying to pay his share of the national
debt. The Japaneae government ha de
clared that It la opposed to th emigra
tion of Its young. men. Th cold fact
la that emigration Is recognised as a na
tional necessity. If the young man doea
not emigrate, th old man 1 apt to go
hungry. Bom of th recently compiled
fie-urea are Dosltlvely startling.
To take these. Item by Item, th TJnl
ted State cover 20 time more terrl
tory, with her 1.028,789 square miles of
continental possessions, against japan
147,666.-' W rattle around, ti peraona
to th mile. Japan Jams In 166 In th
earn square, so that they hardly have
elbow room. We have 97.000,000 peopi
on cost of education, and the succeas of I almost twice as many as Japan's 63,
both the combinW form of state lnsti-1 000,000.
tutiona of higher learning, and of the
segregated form.
The coat of th combined form wa:
California $171 plus
Illlnol 149-plus
Wisconsin .... S9S plus
Cost to- th state in which th In
stitution are separate, 1 a follow:
Iowa $318 plus
Kansas ISt plus
Michigan lit plus
Washington 13 plus
Oregon 213 plus
I will quote briefly from th report
as follow:
"While It Is necessary that every ex
penditure on th part of either the V. of
O. and O. A. C. be based upon popular
approval, Jt ought to be remembered, on
the other hand, that a referendum which
tie tip the funds that have been ap
propriated for their support Is at beet
Only IT per cent of Japan's surface
Is cultivated. The rest is rocxy ana
mountainous. That means that the inot
painfully Intensive farming is neces
sary. But even thl coaxing of each
separate spear of grass doesn't get re
sults in the Island kingdom, tio Amen
can farmer would brag of 80 bushels of
rice to the acre, and ! of barley, and
17 of wheat These figures are official
And to get them six tenths of her pop
ulation work on her farm The average
land holding Is but two anlpne half
acre and every other farmer is a ten
ant No wonder that Toklyoahl Tokoi.
professor of agriculture at th Imperial
university at ToWo, In' a recent elgned
statement, declared that emigration is
the onlv way out.
"Notwithstanding Intensive farming,
but a negative expression of opinion In Iand Population I too den and small
regard to the work which Is being don.
"It is an obstructive, a tearing down
measure only, and It can never by any
possibility serve any constructive pur
pose In helping determine what the
proper limitation of the work of an In
stitution shall be.
"We therefor recommend:
"First, That the two school be re
tained as separate and distinct insti
tutions. '
"Second, that the work of each be def
initely defined so as to eav no oppor
tunity for conflict or needless duplica
tion. - -
Third, that they be taken entirely
out of politic, In the matter of appro
priation, by placing them both upon a
fractional mlllag basis as their regular
mean of upport"
The" friends of the University of Or
egon outside the grange may be a little
disappointed that the resolution con
demning the referendum was not passed,
but the members of he grange who
were in attendance see a larger triumph
in that the resolution that was adopted
not only covers the point of disapproval
of referendum on appropriations for
higher institutions of learning, but also
unequivocally recommend that they be
kept a separate and distinct Institutions.
ANNA ROBERTS' STEPHENSON.
farmers can hardly subsist especially
those who hire the ground. Emigration
and employment elsewhere are depended
on to obviate the bad conditions."
Her farmers sometime spend 100
days a year on an acre, and then get a
job at a factory to make a living. The
latest statistics, show that the per cap
ita wealth of the United States is $1810
There are no statistics of that sort In
Japan. At least none that are depend
aoie.
Japan ' la a debtor nation. She im:
pott annually goods to th value of
$258,445,000 which i about $35,000,000
more than she exports. , There's a Dat
ance of trade against her every year, to
be : settled In sold. - It will stay against
her for some time, because a portion of
the import Is grain and flour, to make
up for th fallur of her field. Lately
she . has been forced to Import meat
There was a t!m when the ' coolies
would stay shiny and happy on fish
and rice. But Japan became a warrior
nation and found that soldiers on the
march and sailors handling heavy guns
must lin their ribs with red meat That
made th coolies luxurious. ' He wants
his bite of meat every few days now,
or he beoomes discontented. And he's
dlsoontented enough anyhow- with that
publlo debt crossing his shoulders like
a yoke. ' , .
It's hard to get at Japan's budget
The published statement only shows
that expenditures balance Income. But
as to the publlo debt, Japan with ilttlo
more than one half the population of
the United States, and that half neither
so well fed nor well paid, ha a debt of
$1,371,747,000, a against th publlo debt,
of the United States of $1,037,675,000.
.Only a difference of a couple cf hundred
million dollars, it's true, but that
counts. Japan- pays as Interest on her
publlo debt $70,877,000 annually. She
must have bought money in a dear mar
ket for the United State pays les
than on third of that or $33,787,000.
Our hUsky cltisens, rattling around
thirty-two to the mile, owe $10.74 of
that publlo debt each. Japan's . bare
legged coolies, working knee-deep in
the mud of rice fields, owe $21 each.
A for individual wealth
In the saving banks of th United
State there is enough money planted
to give every one of the 95,000,000
inhabitants $46.53, or to every depositor
$444.73. Japan Isn't so fell off. Her
savings bank deposits would average
$7.95 per depositor the eighty-fifth
part of that to the credit of the deposit
or in the United States and $1.4$ per
capita, After reading that It doesn't!
seem of so much consequence that the
Japanese army on a peace footing Is of
ZSQ.ooo men, while the American army
is but 90,000 or less, or that the Japan
ese navy has as many ship, and that a
greater proportion or those Ships are
th wasp-like destroyers which have
proven themselves ao efficient of late.
And it doesn't seem of Violent Import
ance that Japan has more and heavier
guns than w have, or that she ha
mor warrant officers, which means
that In time of war she could beat green
horns Into th semblance of sailors a
good deal mor rapidly than we could.
A comparison of the two navies will be
found above.
8U1L it Is well to remember that if
Japan wanted to let go of that Russian
war a good deal more than Russia did
which la a fact though It wasn't ad
vertised at the time she hit harder and
earlier than Russia did when th wai
started; and that until the Panama canal
la built our fleet I of necessity divided.
ana Japanese' warsnips could - ravage
Manila and Ban Francisco and Kootenai
bay before they could be headed off: and
that If the folly of two nation should
be piled up until It produced war, the
first days of that struggle would prob
ably give Japaa all the honor.
Then. ...
"Japan," said the most tattooed boats
wain at the Brooklyn navy yard, "with
her navy and her big debt, makes me
think of Buckie Hughes. Buckle was
the quickest shoulder hitter that used
to sail out through the Golden Oat
I'm the best three minute fighter tn
the world. Bill says ha 'But" after
that you could tickle me to death with
a rye straw."
From the Bun f raiiclaoo Bulletin.
The greatest present l.niKir to the
world la war. If It can be avoided for
another 20 years, human progress and
enlightenment will make it Juat as lm
posdlble a a return to cannibalism.
T( M 4 I m ,.(.. . V - 1. A III. . -
' M - tm m inula, lu un iwnuumi Willi w-
day. There la Just enough of the old
savagery in the human blood, Just,
enough of that stranaa orimltlva in-
stlnct that impel men to cut the
throat of neighbor on the other bank
of a stream or across an imaginary line,
called a frontier, to bring about an
other era of barbarism. Crafty lnflu-
nce are aiway at work to keep thl
plrit alive. Children are tauaht to 1
fight almost before their Hp can fornt
word. Tholr first sohool book tell
thorn about the glories of war: their
ideal are generals, conqueror and auo
ceaeful soldiers of fortune. They are
trsjned altogether too much In an at
raosphor of . exaggerated patriotism,
that comes to retard every foreign na
tion as an enemy.
For more than a hundred years the
masses have been struaallnr from a
condition of virtual enslavement to a
mor or foss' certain racnirnttinn. nt
human rights. The movement has been
low at times, often Interrupted for a
period, but : alwava returning with a.
new vitality for a greater effort.- Step
by step the old order of things has
given Wat to the Insistent nre.snr.
and th world la hurrying on to a broad '
humanity that will make an end of in. '
Justice and oppression.-
The last ditch of privilege I war. A
vaat struggle might still dlsorraolie
society, break down mutual associa
tions, undo th long work .of progress,
place again th old burden on th
backs cf th people, put the ancient '
maatera In th saddle and atranaU lib
erty for a time. .
j inr a rar-reaohinr war oonsnlr-
acy now on foot extendlna- ita ramin.
tauuii mio ini oountryi, what Is th
meaning of all this talk 'about "uo pre
paredness T" Th clamor for an nor '
raous standing army and Invincible
navy f
Ther are abundant r1ifanaa ' a
deliberate design to bring on a crisis
in human affairs before enlightenment
manes is imposaiDi. For years past th
devil' work of embittering one nation
against another bas been proceeding
tealtnlly but auralr. In a tim of nrn.
found peao th people have been stirred
by Imaginary dangers, till they have
sanctioned th creation cf military and
naval armaments such as th -world -never
dremd of before. Counting re
serves, ther ara bow IS Ooo oon r h
Caucasian race on a war footing. Once
turn loo this force of hell, and God
help olvlllsation and humanity.
And th people must car with that
substance- and blood for their aan un.
doing. But It Is still in their hand to
say yes or no. Th most compelling
question td th great Industrial and
miacue ciaa is to decide, once for all,
shall the ambition and intrigue of a
few commit them to a madness that un
born generations will lament.
Because no woman can pass an
examination for the United .States
navy, no woman , can serve on the'
San Francisco police force. Driven
from pillar t.o post, the San Fran
cisco male has fled to this Hast
ditch in which to defend his van
ishing power. 7
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The Underwood Tariff Bill.
Portland, Or., May 28. To the Editor
of The Journal According to Waahlng
ton dispatches Oregon senators are try
ing to defeat the Underwood tariff.
Should they return they would find not
only the Democrats, but the masses of
the people are waiting for the bill to
become law. Thousands ar holding back
their purohases so they will get their
money's worth in a superior article. The
peopie ox uregon 10 get relief must
gtv as well as take.' The small wool
growers will receive in other purohases
not have been elected, We expect him
to stand by the administration. We ar
watching both our senator.
: i. U C. UNOER.
The Moral Test of Fitness.
, Portland. May $8. To the Editor, of
The Journal Some of us, Including The
Journal, are a little in doubt this time
Why not us Th Journal's time tried
and aold tested formula, "Which candi
date is backed by the north end and th
liquor Interests, the barkeep and
macquereaux, the gamblers and the law
defyersr '' "
Maybe w can get some light in tnis
caretaker
his little boy are wearing trousers
inid with costly- old tapestries.
A shark lately dissected at New
York Js: sajdo have contained six
gold hairpins, ' two, silver garter
a a Democrat, but I understand
pledged nimseir to the party.
Senator Iane was fleeted by the Dem-
buckles, onertolse shell side comb, ' . n0
10 times their loss in tn small protea- way. At leaet we may find someone
nun mejr ov va wwi. ine large I not to vote for,
growers neea none, mey pasture the Th writer remembers no mor oon
flock on govrnmnt and etat land at splcuous service rendered by The Jour.
iiiui rvuM. tv augur, in grow- I nal than alone this line the safeguard
ing of our decent, home loving folk and
opposition to the bestial and
brutal Interests which fatten on. vie
pe I anil crime. la there no such laaua nowt
nruy.iavai our grocers aiway lend
It has been discovered that the fc,5J!wi!? ,l y.?JLV..frotW!t,on. on
. i beets, which in aacnarlne ar about ib itiH
retaker of a- Paris museum and Equivalent 4 7 per cent the value Tf brutal Mt
beet sugar unless otherwise Instructed f
Democrat, but I understand he
lis Portland a Sunday school town? Ia
ther no choice at all on the part cf tha
lpwlt--f-fe 0ok4tUtvaA tv
I us the dope as you did when Lane ran
against Devlin and Williams. Be a
loyal to your own ideals as you have
always asked us to b to our.' -
A. B. CAiiPBEU
Pointed Paragraphs
Even a girl who ln't a flirt may not
want soma man to tnina ne isn t,
- e - .
Th dollar that does a man th most
good represents several drops of per
spiration. ,
. ..".
'Sentiment is all right, but It is less
desirable than a steady. Job If a man
want to eat regularly. .
The girl who ha two or thr broth
ers at home find no chanc to develoD
conceit -
Ala for th young man whose onlv.
eiaim to distinction is a little atraw lid
with a mum-colored band. -
A "high browed" femal maV tmsms
the same brand of fascination a the
bearded lady In a dime muaeum.
Answer to . ."The Fig Leal Ace."
rrom tn corvalli Timea-GaSatt. .
wm wvi jvu i v very small
To talk about my clothea at alL
S'pos I don't- wear a. flannel ahirt,
As bices1 grandma' "oettv skirt";
Heavy ahoea and home-knif hose,
And those aoratchy underolothe.
wear enough to keen ma warm. .
VN.Ift "prssy to how" my form;
And I'u llv as long aa you,
For I neither smoke nor chew.
Never mind my underclothes,
You don t have to nav for thnaai ..
It' saved my daddy many pence
Little boy. do have som sense, '
Do you know, rny last hew dreas
Took; but three yards to make, I guesa
You never can. in all vour life. ,
Earn even that o dress a wife.
So,' iittl boy, when on the Street, .
Keen your eves from off rav feet:
Don't look at mv dresa so tight.
If I'm "uch an awful sight,
Now latxaa wbispar luyour ear, ,
loud better keep your mouth anutmy
deer; - - . ..
Sour grapes, you know, grow alwsv
hi ah ' - - r. .-. . .. .
There, ' llttl beyr don't ery, don't cry.
' From th Detroit News.
Som otherwise enterprising Indus
trial Americans ar overlooking a good
thing, which deserves to be pointed out
to them. Ther 1 an increaalnar flaM
for young Amerloans, full of ambition,
energy and capacity for organisation In
the military and naval contributory in
dustries. In 1911 th United States gov
ernment raised IC54.1S7.9SS. mainly by
tariff duties (which shows also the In
creasing need of a good stiff tariff),
but which will later be raised In part
by an Income tax.
Of thl $6(4.117.$$$. $441.0.4R1 wa.
!?!t.or war Purposes, leaving, $213,
000.000 for minor. purposes Ilk rivers,
harbors, education, agriculture, health.
fudjw Dunoings, postal department,
banking department and payrolls., Tbe
point to be mad ia that In th expend
iture of that. $441,000,000 annually
there ahould be an increaalnr flnnnr.
tunlty for American Industry. It ia
well known that manufacturing war ma
terial is a highly profitable business.
Most of the great fortune in Europe
have been made la this line of work.
There ar th commissariat supplies,
the store, the transport, th armor ,
plate, the armament th ahtns. the-
ammunition, the arsenal and shipyard
builders, the drill-hall contractor., tha
floating docks, th aeroplane builders,
tbe war-loan brokers, the band Instru
ment makers, the uniform makers, the
horse breeders, th torpedo builders, the
gold lace embroiderer, th tent maker. -
the banner weavers, the orutch makers,-"
the stretcher makers, the cork limb
makers, th balloonist, th mapplsts,
the engineering lnatrumeht maker,, the
heliograph supply houses, the diving
oeiia, tne coaling station builders, the '
canned, beef supply houses, th canteen .
equlppers, th war correspondents, the
war publications and scarcely numer
able other Hues of Industry that should
commend themselves to new capital and
new captains cf Industry,
The extraordinary get-rldh-qulok ad
vantages that 11 in th business have
been emphasised by th reoent Krupp '
scandal in Germany. Attention naw
alo been drawn to th fact that Vlck- -
era eons & Maxim, John Brown 4
Co., and Armstrong, Whltworth A Co.,
of England, have mad enormous for
tunes for th 47 lords, earl and knight
who ar th largest stockholders, and
for the $4 naval and military effioers
and members . of parliament who are
lesser stockholders and for the six
prominent newspaper proprietors who
are heavily interested la the profits.
Th amount raised by taxation in
Europe and th United States, the Unit
ed Statea resting under-a burden next
highest' to Britain and Germany because
of th pensions, wa $1,934,000,000 last
year. Here la an enterprise that ought '
to attraot capital, both, la this country
and abroad. The several nations cf th
world hav a war debt of. $31,000,000,
000, upon which they pay in intereat an- .
nually $1,123,000,000. Thera wa a -
pretty appropriation "for contractor.
manufacturers and supply houses, it
without any rivaf, the greatest organ
Ized industry in. the world, and th on "
that pays th largest profits. :
The Journal Habit
A man of our acquaintance.,
who might not be suspected of
Knowing much about hla wif e'a
hat and gowns, hae lately
acquired the habit of studying
. the advertising page of THIS
JOURNAU Th result is that
he has enjoyed no little amount
of propfttable diversion tn
helping hi wife make her
Spring (election of hatseand
shoes and other apparel.
By friendly cooperation and ,
discussion of the many attrac
tive offerings, he proved him
elf of great assistance to his .
wlf and turned many week
of Irritating chopping, expert- .
ee.ee Into a pleasant -pastime. ,
He bas demonstrated to his
own satisfaction that, by a
eyateraatio study of tha adver
tising columns of THB JOUR
NAL, one may aav time.
money and patience in Spring
hopping.
llso, that it 1
very food habit to take THE
home each dav r
i have 1L delivered regularly.
wiiere it may be read thor
oughly In the, quiet of . the
horn circle.
. ia c ijoigata
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