The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, June 26, 1913, Page 8, Image 8

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    TIIU OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, THURSDAY LVLNIKG, JUUR
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P'njamla A Kaulunf Co., bruuawlrk py.lillnf
tA iirib attnua. Kaw Xgtkt ! ("tuple's
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fcui.ilj.iioa larmi lit mall ar ait aiWraaa
a to Culita ktataa at lUileM
DAJLX
. On fu, 8 00 I Oh Boat a J1
DKDAX
Ou yea-.. 11.80 I Oa atoatk -B9
DAILX AND BDKDAT
a raar.n 17.50 I Oat Moats I M
precdy absorption of private owner- man In alwfijs allo to protect him
ship.
self BKulnut public i-xnctlon. With
Tuesday's court doclalon at Sulem'bla suporlor nhrewdnoHs tad power
Ih a 'powerful warning to ' Astoria of Mom-y ho Hilda ways 'to avoid
and Vancouver never to let prlvatoj public r-xlortlons, a Is seen every
Interims gain a
city waterfront. Such a foothold la
a deadly blight In the gradual and
Inevitable extension of the tentacles
of private monopoly.
R
We 17111st never undervalue
any piraon. The workman love
not to have hli work under
value In lils preaeme. Now
God 1s" present- everywhere," Slid "
, wr, peron la hla work.
Grevllle.
-w.
12PORT8 continue, to be cur
rent to the effect that the ex-
piling council will conveno
in a
to through , the extraordinary per
formance of attempting to g rant a
franchise to Mr. Heusner.
There la not a man in the council
that can afford to bear the odium
of Bucta a thoroughly discredited pro
ceeding. There-la not a man In
the council who can afford to ahare
In the charges of fraud that would
ba ralied and that are even now
darkly hinted at.
.too impropriety would bo bo
great that It would, necessarily set
all manner of accusations afloat.
Y JUDICIAL decision, the Port-1 A Heuaner franchise, though a QMf-
land waterfront from the west fcrent one. was voted down by the
side of Front street" to the people but yesterday. That meant
river, throughout the city, was that the people want whatever fran-
fonce public levee. The decision was cbise Mr. Heusner Is. to receive, to
In the territorial supreme court of be granted by the new commission
Oregon and the presiding Judge de- under the great safeguards of the
clared that It was seldom that ft new charter. v
;. case came Into court ,'Jn which the a franchise granted 'to Mr. Hous-
evidence and the law- were so con- ner by the council. as ft deathbed
ciusive. . n was decided at that performance would be an indict
n time, by both the territorial tribunal mentT that . would publicly condemn
net me tnnea uiaiea supreme court to perpetual odium any man who
viinai me levee was puono property, should vote, for. It
mere rs a mighty contrast be- it would he an imnronrlet that
tween the Judicial finding of .that I no councilman could ever success-
foothold along (ho .day In tlio dodging of Inheritance
tax and In the eatsy manner in which
big property holders escape with
comparatively email taxes.
It is the big attorney fees for Mr.
Henoy and for all the otheri, and
tho big tolls' and tributes of every
kind exacted of the public that do
much to add to the poor man's bur
dn That t-.nt mvn nivi hla rart
w 1 1 j 1 ' 14 jy aim inuuiiiUe 1 uo inf
ter takes note of his taxes, adds
IF
nieinlier tht It la linpomilblrt that a
man can keep company with ono
who la covered with toot without
being partaker of the soot hlmaelf
1
That 11500 Baker county, nugget
will probably have the UKiial result
In stimulating a" tollaome and ex
penalve anarch for the other bl
nuggets that aren't there. '
1 I..'
An eastern actress Is to be mar
rled the second time to the same
man, but it's a ten-spot to a plugged
quarter that he will never be th
THE jGRKAT GUAR
B
Speaking without prejudice, it oc
nun in 11a that 4f waiiM ha im-aI.
,u" s" l" lu' . "' able to even remain In Chicago than
up for any increases and a . profit ,t hv ihM m...i,!,.,m. e
. . . 1 fcw v v lug u.-wu. Wl vv Vfc WVI
, ucoiucb, biiu atu up e. cry noui
1,1,1, v 1 .111 1 j . uuiu,
are pam oy rne lenanu t Instead of ausoendlnf the onera.
u is not the rich who are aup tlon'of its criminal laws, the Sub-
porting government. . It is the great una forte promptly auspehds Its
miaaie ciam, tne workers, tne dubi- criminals.
ness people, the -builders and the
other average men who are sup- The man who saves himself trou
porting government and paying the ble seldom saves anything else.
big attorney fees for jubllo service.
UNPECORATKD HEROKS
Letters From the People
pohlicatloo la tbla departmant abnuld ba writ'
tm un only eaa llda of tha Dinar. ahoulA aol
iiiraaa euv worat la lanita tad HUH M
coajpaulad 6r tba nam and. addrea of ttat
taadtr. It Iba.wrltar doa tat dralra Bate
urn nana Buniiania, oa uumia to iuu. ,
day and the opinion hftnded down at I fully defend, or satlsfactorilv ex
I J Salem Tuesday.--Little by little prt- pialnr - ' ; "
..vate interests encroacnea upon the it would make a marked man of
publlo property, until Tuesday de- every member who should take part
ciaioa wars away, mo iasi snaaow nn the miserable business.
vi uuo mat me peopie once neia
to the public levee, a property now
easily worth $60,000,000.
An atrocity of the process of en
croachment is the gradual narrow
ing of the river to its present width
of only 7S0 feet, and only 600 in its
narrowest place, from a
SUBSIDIZING MATRIMONY
If
1 HE senate finance committee,
through amendment of the
proposed income tax law, seeks
to encourage matrimony and
former parenthood. ; Former suggestions
width of 1(00 feet. May 24, 1892, for a bachelor tax have been re-
Major Handbury, United States en- ceived lightly; but now congress is
glneer In charge at Portland, offi- seriously asked to indirectly sub
cially reported to the chief of en- sidiio marriage. ' The bachelor is
gineers that "tha normal width of I not to 'be discriminated against.
the river at its bank-full stage la for the unmarried woman may se-
ittuu leet." He added that at Its cure her subsidy by marrying a de
narroweat point. In Its original -con-(pendent' husband.
flltion. the width was 800 feet. Ha The committee proposes an ad-
! said: " ditlonal income tax exemption of
j By the conatructioii of bridges and $1000 for married men or women
wharves natural widths have been very denendunt wlv. - hK.!a
1 much encroached upon, and at He nar- "? Pnaeo. Wlvea or husbands,
j roweat point which, is the steel ran- Manifestly, tha subsidy, whila not
road bridge, the river is now but ton discriminatory in name, is so in
Ui Wk . , fact nn,e8 the here when
In the same report, Major Hand- woman m. . ri.n(..n ,.,..
-.bury officially informed I the chief of Und wlthout outraging the leellngs
wr,.w- v.. or ner friends and relatives. Men
representative , of the legislature, with dependent wives nave no fin-
Sn?4 e SSJ'VJ? vl har 8er ot Polntd them .w5
tl ftf hP .1. ,n I. tU depondent husband. must
middle of the stream In order to re- D6 brav0 ,n nmrlmony.
lst th encroachments-of upland Whather a reduced income Ux Is
owners which wero constantly nar- compensaUon for 'dependent hus-
Rowing the stream and subjecting tha band, the woman aeeklng to dodge
Jclty to menace from high water... Mr. DOth mu8t decide. :
fXJeorge made his argument against -n, ..Hn e. .
,hb?tVt " ,Deet,n!f 8ubB,dy of 1500 for chVdependent
5 'SSJiL C?C!' child is in Una with some foreign In-
m. u. u vwlu C,fl pU11iC0I),, tax laws. The exemption
j .cross the river without further dan- howw
-ger from overflow, and hla argu- noo a year Euron ba.wJhf I
..ment was Indorsed by the adoption Zneu iSSllS poAunt1to
f rsoi.,ttnn. . wmpensata parenthood., . America
Tn .w. it.i- u.b a mfty "er Parenthood.a bonus.
t avm i,uw vuuiq 1 majui nauu
jbury called attention to" the en-
Jcroachmenta of v wharves" that ex
pended too far into the river, un-
ICHAEL HUBER. 17 years old,
who had never won plaudits,
was standing on a New York
dock where an excursion
steamer was tying up. William
Stork. 11 years old. a nasaonrer. I "Dlacuaalon is the areateat of all re.
was returning with his parents from SS'i xiStfZ&
a picnic, where he had "won three sancmyanj throwa them back on their
medals for athlaMn nrnnota . reeeonaDieneaa. ir thy iev no reason-
uicuaia lor ainienc prowess. bleneae. a ruthlenerir-rruah" tham out
"I'll Show you fellows how to get f 'Un,pe and Hti up It. own ronelc.
tt I.1 k . I " ... 71 lon-ln lhlr stead."-.vVooarow Wilson.
ated William, "as he climbed over Jo Praise of Army Service.
the rail and made a lean for the rort Stevens, Or June jbVt the
dock; He struck the edge of a E,ltor f Th Jurn' A letter i tiy
strlngplece and fell unconscious into Pub'h,l ,n Th u'nl "as aroueed
the water aucn storm of unfavorable comment
. . ... among the men of the poet, and this
, . Out Of B mass Of excited people company In particular, that I aak space
bolted Michael Huber. He plunged ( ny n(5 refute certain statements
into tha river, groped under a scow mad b th, Pr,on wh signs himaeif
for five minutes and finally dragged ArL.r.! .- . ......
the unconscious boy to safety. WU- no mtereat. more than 'that I can see no
nam was given back to his parents, reaaon why, if found guilty, he should
hla friends and his athletic honors. nt aurrer the coneequences. as I or any
Michael dtsapperaed in the crowd ?ther,m,n wu,d htv to,-.0 11 '!
a vu ....... a ln defenee of my own self-reepect that
auv yaniu vu tutu uia uouai J uuuvi T trouh U tn danv tha falaa anil amirrtlnii.
oi iHB, unrewaraeo, unrecognuea acouaatlons made in the above men
and undecorated. . tloned communication,
It la Bftt alwava th rfarnra., The food served in the meas hall of
.... ,,. l ,t.- Iur corajHui. nu i o noi otw m
"v aia.tua , Dai UCIVCa.
PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
K.MALI, CHANGS
Tnnul trotiblei only the Idle.
The beat man wann't, Jn evry caae,
a a
Sterne like Tain would have to try
some omer gume t.mn rowing.
A Mlaiourl hn aold for $800. ' That
Drue a cracK iviiaaouil mule.
The Jotine can't he Vapt down; that
rirat prize male imby is a John.
It la well people don't realise
ldeala; they would be dlaappolnted in
I 1. M rt '
If anybody can't write a poem about
areen. thlnas growing after aummer
rain,- no la no poet.
a e
Canbv men have Imnorted 1000 atanda
ci noney oeea, ena evaryooay nope
may wuu i gei eiung.
A Half fHm k4na Ynle 1
but we hear nothing of eapeclal good
reauiuuone on mi oeie.
, a - a
The mothers of bablea that didn't
win may be excueed for having a poor
opinion oi eugenic loaia.
Well. then, why dldn't the Republt
cans reviae the tariff right when they
nan eo mauy opporiunuiei r
e a
There are' alas naoola 'who don't
know much about it who will talk and
write on currency reform.
A great occasion that reunion at
Gettyaburg will be for the old veterans
of both north and south; God bless
them, ..,..-
..." a a v.
Some cartoons of nloneers are ex
tremely Inappropriate, not to eay odloua.
they are not a lot of unkempt, one-gal-luaed.
hay-whlakered backwooda ailllas.
as portrayed. ,
OltLCiON SWElAOlim
rrlnavllln, at the ru'ent echool eln
turn, votf liiianlmoiialy H-itinnt the
ficu text booka jruilUon.
Halrrn Statemnan: Terrubntme la a
ftnurlxlilng ni-w tuVn In (.'itiok county.
The neme-nmy eptnotirlatnly eniily to
all Oregon. Jt niruna "jood lana.
a a
Lebanon now enjoys immunity from
tha town vow, the council having junt
raaaad en offlnance making it worth
110 to $109 to permit etock to run at
large. -
a a
Roaeburg'a arhool board la contam
plating the aubmlaalun to an Informal
referendum of the uueetlon of eatabilah
Ing dotneatlo science and manual train
ing courses in the schools.
Toledo's lethargy regarding floricul
ture la gently chlded by the Sentinel,
which Bays a fw Toledo homes have
rosea, but aa yet the people have not
waaenea to tne possibilities or tnis
flower.
" a
Lakevlew's Fourth of July managers,
datarmlned to make It villi further
CHINA'S OUTLOOK
(from a li.tlrr of riHxnt du, writ
ten by L, K, llotnljiii k, profuasor of
modern hlatory In IVnrtlun collegx
Mukden, to Chuilis 8. MuliHffle of 1'uri
land.) 1 . .
As for China today, In aplta of nil
aorta of scare news which thou who
"have a reaaon",. keep handlng'Oiit, thfi j
la In the Internal situation nothing tt
cauee alarm, and there Imve developed
recently numerous -manifestation of
aound aense and political acumen on th
part of those In chergr, whloh are rani
and very aubatantlul urounda for 'n
cnuragoinent. Moat Important anion ( 1
these la the feet thit Dr. Hun Yat Hon,
Qfiieral Huang jialng and othera of the
Icadera of th atrongest political party
which was developing opposition to tne
Yuan Hhih Kal admlnlatratlon have now .
pronounced themwelvea strongly ln fa-l
vor of Yuan Shin Kal and In all that
they any.ars sounding tha note "get to
gether." , i
Really,-all things considered, thine
are, Internally, in surprisingly good con
dition. The moat difficult problem- Ja, ,
of course, that of money. t ,
mil aa regarda China's fortunes and
wnrrh whlla tn h. a hnv. ara arrurirlna
for a. bova' division In tha Independence I misfortunes at the handa of her nelah
dy parade. All between I and 14 are I bora and "friend" the altuatlon la far
eligible.
The East Oreo-onlan reoorts th ar
rival at Pendleton of the vanguard ef
the college atudent harvester brigade
three Vnlveralty of Oregon men, ath
letea all. who will lighten toll by call
ing it training. They are Karl Marts
loff .Herman Obertouffer and Lester
Boden, all of Portland
a
Baker Herald r
leas aatlafactory. The moat tflacourag-
Ing feature 1 the part played by the
British government, prompted, aided and
abetted, and one often suspects even
"led In," by the London Times.
China Is here to atay, bul how much
td atay, I, how much to stay China,
is another question. Japan, Russia and
England are also
Present whila the
If some kind hearted "Tn u oe.
I.Hv will anlv Imnaruinala Martha l Pul JIB Deon UntOIOmg recently.
Washington on the Chlneae float tn the It would seem that the Hun, the Bear
Queen of Honor parade, July i. she will and the Lion have the erstwhile Oregon
win the undying gratitude and a beau- beaten for "waya that are dark." It
"' " v., i. ..v i iuuk very mucn, too, aa though the fun
have deelgned one of the most ettrac- .nd th- r,- rl ... nA. .11
tlva float and wish to convey the lee
on. that Martha Washington waa th
mother of two great countries, th
United Statea and China)
OVER NEW YORK'S BACK FENCE
The
ours is an exception, Is freih, welt pre-
THE WEBB LIQUOR LAW
A
RULING by Attorney General
McReynolds on tha Webb law
"prohibiting interstate h 1 p-
ments of liouor Into "dry"
duly narrowing the harbor. One of
.these wharves extended Into r- tha
jriver sixty feet beyond tha harbor
J line, and another on the opposite territory is something of a novelty
."side projected forty feet beyond the although It appears to be based
harbor line into the river. upon common, sense. The attorney
The gradual narrowinir nf th
river was by insidious and stealthy a criminal
fencroachment The beginning was be no federal prosecutions under tt
Jtha subterranean legislative act of but he Rives it vigor bv aavina- tha
v182, permitUng upland owners to law defines an "outlaw" commerce.
wneri oui 10 aeep water, me ract f Former President Taft, who ve
that ; the legislature, was grantin&itded the bill, and former ' Attnvn
III. ll-- I- ' ' ' ' ! . " ' .--vv
tuic , uwiiiw 10 uiJiauu owners IB (itinera!
woman's hand . ministering to the pared and well cooked, and served in a
dying child Of poverty in a tene- wholesome, sanitary and palatable man
ment, Is often the hand of heroism. ni 18 ot M fTeat wittf M con
. . j..a . , iBisieni wiin me saaaon ana locajiiy.
of epldermlg grafted on her body noon's work about the poet one in a
restored a girl that be did not know, week or 10 days Is both menial and ex
to life and health, waa an undecbr- hausting, or a day in the mesa hail,
afaA h.fA Th i.,i... K.. where every man of th company aervee
ated Hero. The two American boys v, .. ..,i -...a.
of nine and ten, who shook hands hnr nd unneceexady; yet I have never
in tne presence Of death, as their known one of these chronic complalnera
SCOW glided swiftly into the Nlag- t0 leve tn servlo except at th explra-
ara whirlpool, were exemplars of uon .. m" w V 1' 'Da l"e
true neroism. . I in. in in n,i.ia ik, ihru mrthi'
Out at Plsgah Home there Is an- full pay which the government pays
Other kind of heroism, but It 1b he- very mn wh0 rsenterf th service
rolsm Just the same. There, a wo- within thit time.
man Is, without money and without ofcwi, either the slave nor th ty
reward, holding Out a lamp in the ranta exist, so far as I have been able
darkness, holding out hope to the to ascertain. There may be noncomml-
forsaken, holding out succor to the lon,d ttlcr who W0W. ,r thy couia-
derelicts I exiremiy unpisB80.ni in wiojr oJ
. . . . . Iinss Willi ma won, vm nv uvu-vgin.
It IS heroism for which The Jour- has authorite- to abuse, ill treat or ner-
nal is asking financial aid, and there secute any other enlleted man,, and
is no heroism more worthy of "re- where there is one petty officer with
ward. ucn tendencies there are 10 others who
are popular, wen iiaea ana respccioa oy
AMERICAN JEWS IN RUSSIA The commlesloned officer of rort
ct.vani in all mv daallnra with and
N SPITE of Secretary Brvan's knnwiade-a of them, t have always found
I
evasive statement, thera is ra. to be talr and honorable men, and gen
son to believe that President tvn. tlemen every one, taking a genuine in-
v.. -"" terest in the welfare of the enlUted men.
-vu u, .L,uia:u uuwuungness Th. proflt, of th. poet exchange are
w icuow luc wiuwerciai treaty divided into equal parts each month,
with Russia unless that country con- and one of these equal parts goes into
cedes the right of AmertrAn .Twa the mesa fund of each company. The
to reenter Russia without reatrlr, "t of every month an Itemised account
an t v,i. ... m..'A. of all business : transacted ounng me
X'""' Dl-"lc",cul Vl lucouy preoedlng month is posted in the ex.
Secretary Bryan neither affirmed S
nor denied the report from. St. Regarding "the restaurants of Ham-
Petersburg, leaving opportunity for monl'V where this "former soldier"
the surmise that representations had 8tat ihrl.'th.Ttown of
h..a T..t such quantities, there i in that town of
MJ """" lee than 800 population ,one and only
rvueaiaa ireaiment oi KUBSian one. lunch room, which might in an ex
Jews may not be an American Issue, tremity serve 10 people at a tim. pro-
except aa it is civilization's issue, vided its uraer was iuwiuy up-
SuirL-T P,ieaknow of no rule or order which
ho be Jew or Gentile, should have nhn .oidi.rs to ramble or indulge in
the assured rights of an American hntoxicatmr drinks, and if either is
citizen. America recognizes no class, done it is without the consent or know!
WiCKersham hiM ttnoh
i -nraaf th. . .. v.-, uiueo, AuuBnca recognizes no ci
MiieT;; hould America enter Into an . officers.
. v I Li uia Ul i n inrpriiTara
rislon holds that the nnhlln h. "7.:::.: . .... agreement wim nussia.-tacitly con-
, - - - - - wauoij ui iuo tuuoinuiion. ine Dili
the president's
''right; or title In the foreshore npw. was passed over
S Private owners have not only ab- veto
orbed; ...for-.themselves the .great The effect of Attorney, General
public levee then extending from the McReynolds' ruling is to make it
;;,west; side of Front street to the possible for dry states to legislate
driver.; but bar-.crowded the river against interstate shipments of
t; farther and farther .toward its mid- iiQUor. Ho did not attempt to pass
jdle until It is scrfcely more than upon the constitutionality of the
,: half ta .. former width. Private act. That question will probably be
, Kr.nil tin ; tint nnlip n knn....J .7 ywmw j un
--gifjca uao uui uniy aosoroea me nut im tn tha . i
.-abort, but has crowded the water A large question is involved.
: into narrower confines and absorbed states may prohibit anything which
rjthe intervening foreshore. Jhey harmfu t the .J
r would undoubtedly hare absorbed Beem that the federal government
h Thh.Ut.S.r thre ftf through con"' h0 d "III power
' iTnlt P f0F the t0 refra,n frora aldln Uw-breakers
W ?hrBnt Ta - , in the states. If Attorney General
For .t he present. Tuesday's de- McReynolds' interpretation of the
? clslon at Salem confirms them in Webb law is sustaLd aJ. open Dg
'thai nnicABimn nf a nrnni4ii nmm .... ' "'"""t
7l I j . ' w,u be made for the
p.$60.000JOO, the gradual transfer Lr.af .....
21 I"1" ESS- T tS iutS:
irfatitjon constitutes the greatest
j' jjroperty grab in the annals of Ore-.
,'j i In this record of a waterfront in
.Portland -there Is a warning to As
toria and Vancouver. All that can
senting to Russia's class distinction
detrimental to a large number, of
Americans T
Russia wishes American Jews to
keep out of Russia, or if they re
turn to submit to onerous restric
tloos. America should not consent
that any American citizen be denied
full rights' , and privileges of - all
American citizens at home or abroad.
Commercial treaties are negotiated
for the benefit of all cltisens. Amer.
lea should recognize no class restric
Uon against any portion of her peo
ple
. President Vilson's advocacy of
human rights at all times and places
confirms the St. Petersburg dispatch
that he proposes to secure American
Jews their rights in Russia before
exercise of , another commercial treaty la signed.
regulation oi many
THE POOR MAN'S BURDEN
r
Fragmentary an4 explosive re
ports from across the bordeiwould
seem to indicate' that another Mexi
can government will soon, be ready
to open financial negotiations with
obliging New York and foreign
bankers. ' -
HERE is forecast that the ad
ministration may name Francis
J. Heney as special orosecutor
to succeed McNab in the Call-
'. llnilfl 1)T firlv( Int.r.lf. tn Irlll I .....
, ,vw f w mil iwuia VMM. C...l.,.n T)....n ...t. .a; Vl J.
the commerce of Portland has been That Mr. Heney would vigorously f. . if.,"-':.
done in the grab of the Portland wa- prosecute Is not doubted. That hifi,
-rfmnt. ,Erv knftm ai.thn-it. ..ia . ,i weaaing,, put ostapea mis time wiin
0 .. -.uvuv.u, nvUlU B IUB11J VlUl Itt OlgO
on transportation 1b eloquent in its true. If memory serves correctly,
; testimony as to the deadening influ- his fees In. the Oregon land' fraud
c: ence or private monopoly In the cases were about $200,0)00,. a Bum
; ownership of water terminals. out of all proportion to the eervlco
Astoria has her groat chance to rendered.
dispute with Portland for maratime The public has" never, learned the
mpremacy, as a result of the. trag- real significance of these tremendous
tedy of Portland's foreshore. 'an- attorney fees for public service. The
-xo-um has a great i. opaorUttlty-4 yerage man-hag in 'InqpfTBTfgTgeT
. rise in importance aa a seaport, as that they are paid by wealthy moj.
,.a result of the grab of the great It Is not so. Mostly they coroo
v. p'Jhllc, levee of Portland by the out of , the poor man. . The rich
a news paragraph, having broken no
diplomatic precedents nor. luncheon
chlnaware. -. ..
Arhcdeacon ' Hudson,. Stuck
climbed Mount McKlnley several
days ago, yet ah anxious world is
still waiting to be. Informed as. to
how heav'en looks at clone range. ' I
Eplctefusj "must have ;dodged' the
:hlmney sweepa of his -day, for he
says In his quaint wisdom K "Re-
If at any time a man deserts frora the
army because he has become disgusted,
aa thia ."rormer soldier- saye, i ia oe
cauae he ie disgusted with hlmaelf, and
not tha aervlce. The United 8tates army
of ferrrto every man. whatever his former
condition or station ln life, a chance
for clean living and opportunity for ad
vancement in various branches of the
service. If he does not take advantage
of theae opportunity it 1 hi oWn
fault. Thia I say in Justice to myself,
this postf and the United States army,
which I serve. , A SOLDIER.
One Hundred and Sixtieth Company,
Coast Artillery Corps,
A Defender of the Army.
Vancouver, Wash., June 24, 11S. To
the Editor of The JournalIn The Jour
nd At .Tun 19. "A Former Soldier" aya
gome things about the army that ai
very wrong and misleading to th civil
Ian public, who are not acquainted with
army circles. I was a oldler for Beven
and one-half year, nd ln three differ.
ent countries, and Can. back what I aay.
Termer Soldier" w prooaoiy '"on
the bum" when he enlisted and toon
this aa -last .reaort. . Probably he
thought he would get ft place where, he
could lie around ln a. good, warm, com
fortable place, get three square meala
a dav. hanx around saloons and dive
and have some one take him back to
his ouartera and aober him up, ana near
tiothlng more about it; but In my eati-
matlon he got tripped up, and therefor
is aore. r.. .
Ha Boeaks of "poor food and men
ing "abject slaves to the superior of
ficers." 1 .:''"
jVb to the food, it ia, or course, not
so wholesome aa he got at back door,
but it is good, clean, healthy food, well
cooked, and rigidly -inspected every
morning by an officer. A to the slav
ery jart, it is certain that there Is
mental work to do, but some one must
do this, and who else but the soldier?
It Is a. poor person who cannot keep his
own house clean." '
It is seldom that an officer oversteps
hla authority and impoaer upon a prl
By Herbert Corey.
When Frank Vanderlip was a ub
reporter In Chicago he often ealleu on
Police Inspector Thomaa L. Hartlg an.
He went through an unvarying routine.
I've got to hv thte story, Tom,'
had aay.. "Do you get me? I got to
hav it"
Which was a smeary sort of gram
mar for a , reporter, but let It pea.
Hartlgan always got hold of his under
Up and pulled. After a period of deep
thought: - .
. "This is irregular, you know," he d
aayJ'but If trwiu save your Job
On ' Vetiderlip'a assurance that unless
he got that atory h would atarv to
death on the lake front, Hartlgan Would
give him the points he needed. Tears
afterward Vanderlip became the preai
dent of to City National bank in New
York, an institution ao massive in Its
operations that checks for less than i
million ar paid out of patty cash
Hartlgan became a lawyer, went to
Manila and made a fortune, and re
turned to Chicago. There he recently
r-anied a bank. The other day he
walked in on Vanderlip, having paaaed
th examination of the outer guard. He
expiaineu me situation:
"So w desire that the Ctty National
act as our New Tork correspondent," he
said, formally. Vanderlip thought it
over for a long time. His forehead puck
ered. Now and then h looked out of
the window. Finally h whirled on
Hartlgan:
"Of course," said he, "if you've got to
have it to save your Job "
Then they talked about th Tom snd
Mike and Dinoya of 25 years ago, Bank
ing wa forgotten.
It s. refreahing to hear of a private
secretary who Isn't afraid to step out
or me oeaieij secretarial path. Tha
other day Ed Smith, who handles the
inaiae work for FOstmaster-General
Burleson, walked Into his chief office.
At his heel waa a smiling old woman.
juage," said Mr. Smith, formally.
thia Is Mrs. Macriool."
Whereupon tha private secretary went
away and left his chief elon with the
old lady. An hour later Mr. Burleson,
foaming bo that he looked Ilka a aoan
ad, hunted up Smith.
"What do you mean." h demanded,
"turning an old woman Ilk that loose
upon me? Didn't you know that aha la
crasy? Couldn't you see that she la
positively demented? - My conscience,
man" ....... . . ......
Mr. smith was . perfectly calm. '
: "Sure. I knew she was clean bugs."
monkey In th fable did the cat. while
tn Dragon take th place of the cheat.
nut. Th Sun and th Bear ar getting
th "Lion's ahare'' in nior ways than
one In the eaat "
without running over an aeeonnt or
in relative gains which England and
l ranon ft. a. ..a. at -.!.. al at.. . L . I
said h. "But t?iat was th only way I """."Tr"?';""1: iV?10:
u,M ..t ia h. -i I ,v" v jeara aianumaj ana tnmout
vv. V. v. .. . I reCOUntlnaT th ava In whlrh ftnaalo.
Anil If vnii want a ha.r a ntr. Uttla 14 ""
tory, which
th Rockefeller
listen.
" ... .w . , ' , i mi m r vaaiara poucy oi in .ng-
with th company which makes mor n,h ,or.n efflc, f.adtJf ZlitUna ?n
adding machine than all th other the direction in which she ought not to
vuiii-aiiiaa yvi ivnr, i 0 jn (JJHna,
"We build adding machines with nine! For months some observer hav an.
or ten columns for the us of banks." I tertalned the euaplcion that Japan and
said Mr, Lewla to a friend recently. "Of Ruasla, are making definite plans to
course, macninea or so many columns neip themselves to fragments of China's
I want In ha.r a -.(. Ilttla ,nlB nglftna JISS POl, irom
fS5?i Sii.J W. It th areement which these two power
Her fortune, giv a little ., th. i.,.., mnif..,.,i, ?
V.. fit VAmn T awl. i. -aaaMl.,1 7.' V.."." .... ..... ...j-j......
.a i ma.1 ina rap aaatarn nn nv fir tha trnar.
ar unusual. Only the very largest
oank oraer tnm."
Th friend was indiscreet in bis
question, pernaps. H was th mor
indiscreet in telling about It later.
how large I th adding machine
used by John D. Rockefeller?" he asked.
"W built It to order " said Mr. Lewis.
. . . ta
iimi ia columns.
property on the north. During the peat
few week everyone has been aakinir
whether the Katsura mission actually
lea to an agreement to take and divide
in concert While we are watching,
auddenly eomea a tirade from th Lon
don Times on the subject of the faith
lessness and political dishonest of
China. "On what cor?" Becauae,
fouooth. so proclaims the "Thunder-."
John Thompson, editor of Pearson's I China is attempting, moat unlawfully: to
Maa-aalne. ran un tn tha , a I transform her -acknowledged right ef
friend ln the Adirondack one recent "Buseralnty" in Tibet into th right of
i. a . . . . ... I "nv.r.lnttvH
vcnu. un ot in memDera or nisi
parry was a frequent, contributor to
magasine. H tried to sell a. stonr to
nr. xnompaon.
If you don't buy it ril acream.
Baiq ne.
Next, there ar communication from
the British government to ' the (un
recognized) government of Chin for-
bidding th latter to take further step,
toward crushing the revolt in Tibet.
Mr. Thompson looked out of .th J"f. " ' B"'..tr f'?'1!
inuring- room into me, car,, it was
empty. .Th train was runnlnr to mil. a
an nour tnrougn rocks and woods. He
situation in Mongolia. Incidentally but
decidedly indicative, th Times appears
with an expression of unreserved pleaa-
ur over tne thought that an under-
turned unon hla contributor win, A.tC urm wver ouan "ai ftn unasr
ince in hU ye 0n,bUter beea rrived at between
"Scream" aaM tia r.. ..... I v"-" i, duvi i 4 at acciara-
scream!" M ' tlon to thtt world on th p,rt of'th
Wberaunnn tha anntrlh,,A. . . rnracnj a pany mereio, w eouia
Ioom th. i to.?M iJ r."?J crlv or conclusive confirm-
u" .',,Li W ld p,n.v wui tlon of the suspld-n Hat th4p agree-
..if Z?rhZ7," ath.er,,n "ont is a fact. That hf Itself would
eeir for another defianr. nt ati t.i ".........
law two or. three Pullman ootid untn,-. n.i.i.v .. . . .
mrA ..ri... ..a v.i r . I " inicil- ainj toe woras OI
??rr"..na rakm uahed In. I the Times would indicate that! th.
th.ir iiv. M Mwmln' t sell British foreign office Is not cnly.cog-
1 "Who?"hTia.pd. nerwh.... flTJt ilL.JSA
,,.., i - j .v wuumua wat. inajr
' contemplate taking anythlngwTtbet t
Before Mr. Thnmninn an,,iii . I w. ii. -,".. .
itiSS h.CilB,h.eoBlrtbS.tor bwt olntir dlatreaalng.to find that thy
P."5 ??."? .?B hl" shoulder and give their approval to the nolle of
turned to the train crew.
"If all right bova." ha m .....
r"in Thompson tenderly.
t.U. .n,fl?t.vTha wroinm is over.
It lsnt likely that he'll be taken that
way tt-aln before w get to the sanitarium."
aji tnat night the condurfn-
Russla, and Japan, who do contemplate
taking something for themselves, -In
th second Place, the renreaenta
tlves of the British government hera in
China have been pursuing a policy which
imply cannot ba described otherwise
than as one of "pin pricks" and "bully-
awake at on end of tha. . im. .M ' oeaungs wwn in new of-
club in hi. hand; and th porter .at 5"
nnrt.a ... i Z: T ' ui
awake at th other end of th.' T'JZZ fnin.a vroiwatm to aympatMs with
ft club ln his hand: and Thompson lay Me 1 lT frt to putn nd
awak. in th middl of tha . car JnZ to th V,e.0?. "P,um' n tner ! every
htm to do out-of-the-way tasks. It 1b
certain that some of them seem over
bearing, especially the younger ones
direct from ft strict military training at
West Point, but if they-ar wrong they
are generally corrected or correct them
selves, Mary bosses and foremen of
ganga of $p.ien on outside work ar over
bearing, insulting and brutal, but be
pauae a man can quit and go it makes a
difference.'
A man makes things hard or easy for
himself in the army as well ae else
where. If h wishes i to gambl and
drink it lai hl own lookout, and if he
gets into "trouble he stands the conse
quences. There are plenty of amUae
menta and pastimes furnished him when
off duty, an excellently equipped gym
nasium in every post, a fre library and
all sorts of outdoor games, Each or
ganization ha. a cool table, at"wtilch a
nominal rate Is charged" to" increase the
"company funds." A school is also
maintained at each post, free to all.
Former Soldier' also hits the post
exchange for selling "malt." He does
not have to drink it and get drunk on it
nor Is he compelled or' asked to spend
nis money at tne post exenange.
Good profits are made at these post
exchange, it is true, for they have
no rent fuel, lights and so forth to pay
for. these being all furnished by' the"
government. All . profits mad are
equally divided among the different or
ganlaatlons, and used for different pur
poses, to make things comfortable.
A man is granted a pass at nearly
any time he wishes it when off duty,
and many times team may be obtained
at the post stables for extended hunt
ing and fishing' trips, at no expense.
If Coffman had behaved himself and
done his duty and let trouble alone, he
would not have, had a military court-
martial.:'
Also the same poor fellow is in
stew about Anthony, in another column
of the aame issue. I know Anthony,
personally, and he is a good fellow, but
h. eot?reah and has to Buffer for It. If
he had done hifQiluty and minded his
buelness he ' would hot. have had a
guard house term and a ball and chain.
He tried to run away, and wasn't smart
enough to make it stick, and so got his
time extended, as he would have if he
had been in a ts'vll prison.
In my opinion there I no better place
for young men without trad or homes
than, a "hitch ln the army." It .will
generally wake them up and teach them
many things to their advantage, if they
take things as, they would when work
ing for a concern in civil life.
. . ; E. H. COSSAR,
Former Sergeant Battery - E, Second
Field Artillery. ' .
BayB Soldiers Badly Treated.
daring if any one would ever believe r?a0n t0J"Uf,v' ,th Enuh P"Pl
the plain truth If he told it L ! sincere. But English officials ar doing
c oi j linn. yvBBiuia m support m CSUB
nr th. HTno-ilah anlum' n.,-H. .-. .ki.i.
f - ... . . I ....... .4 .Mv.vjH.uia, ntiivu
"er is tnat of a latter are ready to resort to vry
named Mann. H waa means available to prevent tha' loaaea
ieited off iaae er ekl J01' .SUvn. , June , ?,Ta th 1 Ed-
Itor of Tha Journal Several articles
hav appeared ln The Journal of late
In regard to Socialism at Fort Stevens.
I am positive that poor conditions and
poor treatment ar partly th cause of
desertions.
young fellow
tried three times In on month, th three
trials taking $JT of his money. He gets
oniy 110 per month. . Th only offense
he was tried for was Intoxication. Seven
months without any money la enough
to drive the average soldier out of the
arroy..,fl. ;..,..:;;-u;rv!
Another1 case here Is that of Private
Charles Wl.ley.va prisoner, who was
confined for being drunk and while
awaiting trial took sick in the guard
house. He was taken to the hosnltal
but failed to get relief, as the doctor
ner is called "The Joke." So. when
work time came, he was unable to go
out and do his share, and for refusing
10 ao so n was tried and given one
year ai nara laoor.
is it any wonder that the soldier
won't stay here? Each one thinks it
Is hi turn next. so, to be safe, he Just
n aiiva om.
un anomer occasion a sergeant named
Stoker called a private all the dirty
names lie could think of and was trld
and gol 110 fine. What wogld the poor
private -have- got If if had been the
revereef rour year7 I can't reckon
any teas. -..
xiuj some say mat i. necessary to
maintain gooa oisoipnne. Maybe so
Aiiynuw, ao you can mat Justice?
' ' ' ' " ' ' ' "' ': MILE8'
Third Time's Charm. '
By Rex. Stewart
I quit smokln' 'long laa' fall: ,
Couldn't ee no use a-tall
Of me puffin on a pip ,
All day long an' half the night
So I made a reaoiushun.
I quit then" fer a day er two, - '
Then I ot to feelinhlna
An' anuck out behln the barn,
Lit ma pipe an' didn't give a darn'
er natnm. .
Wall. I felt so gofdern cheap
T' think I'd acted Ilk a sheep, " '
1mU ata.l j k.kU -
No mor fightin' grit 'n a rabbit:"'.
, aut quit agin. V '
This time I had more success
Had more will power then, I guess -Till
I rot tmoneat th. f.llar.
Then, by gum, I Jest turned yeller1
An' commenced agin. '
"Wall, wall." says I, "third time' charm
An' I reckon they hain't no harm
Of me a-takin' oath agin
Ontll New Year" an', by Jlng,
1 innas er buck. -
New Tear'a came around an' than
I had the taste bad, an', by Hen,
Lit up, took one glorious puff,
An' awore uff awearln' uff.
(Ben smokln' ever son re.)
Portland, Or., June Id, lilt.. .-
which the stopping of th trade will n.
tall upon them and to fore opium past
th barrier which Chines lawr has
erected. ' .'. ,
A third score against th British- gov
ernment is its attitude toward the new
loan group between which- and the
Chinese government there 1 being made
a strenuous effort to break the grip of
the sextuple loan syndicate on th money
market For the Brltiah foreign office
to deliberately interfere adveraely to
th new group both ln Ldndon and
Peking, thus at the same time adding
to the difficulties of China and show
ing preference to on group in th Eng
lish market aa against another not only
gives an impression or hostility to
China, thereby adding'to th annoyanc
of the Chinese, but it also lays th gov
ernment open to grave criticism, from
the point of view of English principles
and English home interests.. Such criti
cism has not been wanting front the
British press.
4
No matter what troubles oyertaks her
ln th immediate future, ther is com
ing a time, and Jt is no great way off.
when China Is going to amount to some
thing, when she is going to be a posi
tive and a bulky factor in world com
merce and in world politics, The people
Of Chin are beginning to feel, to ob
serve and to think as they never have
don at any time aince the meeting of
east and west. Those who play against
China today think with certainty upon
this; , when the big land owner cornea
into his own, he is going to remember
that some ther were who whSn he was
poor .and trying to get a start, threw
stones in front of his plows, diverted
his ditches and messed up his boundary
lines. Why, when eh has-nothing to
gain and ft good deal to lose therahv
should England be mad to acquire a
nam -by being associated with and
countenancing those who, because of
what they may gain have at least a rea
son foe pursuing those methods?
Pointed Paragraphs
Only a wise man- knows when tint
to "be; patient ; ' ;
"Cealousy isthe trlbut a woman ava
to a man' vanity.
Charity aometimes begins .wher. e.
pentanc leaves off.
; . -.- -y
Th man who gets the most
w,.iia, ...... a- .1-" '-
i'ioj ar'ia iiea. vi iu. - -
...... a ... a.- . ...... . :
Evert the man who- occasionally aH.
mlts to himself that he la a coward
will resent an insinuation from .n.
other., .. "
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